Junín, Cundinamarca
Junín
(Nuestra Señora de la Concepción de) Chipazaque | |
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Municipality and town | |
View of Junín | |
Location of the municipality and town of Junín in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°47′25″N 73°48′49″W / 4.79028°N 73.81361°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Guavio Province |
| Founded | 13 August 1550 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | María Elica Prieto Bustos (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| 337 km2 (130 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 8,610 | |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 998 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Junín is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Guavio Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) in the east of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense. Junín borders Gachetá and Guatavita in the north, Gama and Gachalá in the east, Fómeque in the south, and La Calera and Guasca in the west.