Cajicá
Cajicá | |
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Municipality and town | |
Church of Cajicá | |
| Nickname(s): Fortaleza de Piedra ("The Stone Fortress") | |
Location of the town and municipality of Cajicá in the department of Cundinamarca | |
| Coordinates: 4°55′N 74°02′W / 4.917°N 74.033°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Central Savanna Province |
| Founded | 5 March 1598 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fabiola Jácome Rincón (2024-2027) |
| Area | |
| 51.28 km2 (19.80 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,558 m (8,392 ft) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
| 82,244 | |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 54,111 |
| • Urban density | 9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia standard time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Cajicá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca, 39 km (24 mi) north of the capital Bogotá. It is located in the Central Savanna Province, being the third most populous municipality in the province after Zipaquirá and Chía. It is bordered by the municipalities of Zipaquirá to the north, Sopó to the east, Chía to the south, and Tabio to the west. The town is located at an altitude of 2,558 metres (8,392 ft) and has an average temperature of 14 °C (57 °F).