Gachetá
Gachetá, Cundinamarca | |
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Municipality and town | |
Church of Gachetá | |
| Etymology: Muysccubun: "Behind our farmfields" | |
Location of the municipality and town of Gachetá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°49′03.2″N 73°38′09.7″W / 4.817556°N 73.636028°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Guavio Province |
| Founded | 2 April 1593 |
| Founded by | Miguel de Ibarra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julio Enrique Aguilera Jiménez (2016–2019) |
| Area | |
| 262.16 km2 (101.22 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,745 m (5,725 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 11,086 | |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,689 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Gachetá, Cundinamarca is a municipality and town of Colombia, capital of the Guavio Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre of Gachetá is situated at an altitude of 1,745 metres (5,725 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The municipality borders Machetá and Manta in the north, the department of Boyacá and Ubalá in the east, Gama and Junín in the south and Guatavita in the west.