Tocancipá

Tocancipá (Spanish pronunciation: [tokansiˈpa]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Tocancipá is situated in the northern part of the Bogotá savanna, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes with the urban centre at an altitude of 2,605 metres (8,547 ft). The capital Bogotá, which metropolitan area includes Tocancipá, is 42 kilometres (26 mi) to the south. Tocancipá borders Gachancipá and Nemocón in the north, Zipaquirá in the west, Guasca and Guatavita in the east and Guasca and Sopó in the south.

Tocancipá
Municipality and town
Church tower of Tocancipá
Etymology: Muysccubun:
"Valley of the joys of the zipa"
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Tocancipá
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°57′56.7″N 73°54′48.9″W
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceCentral Savanna Province
Founded21 September 1593
Founded byMiguel de Ibarra
Government
  MayorWalfrando Adolfo Forero Bejarano
(2016-2019)
Area
  Municipality and town73.24 km2 (28.28 sq mi)
  Urban
1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
2,605 m (8,547 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)
  Municipality and town39,996
  Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
  Urban
15,355
  Urban density9,500/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website
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