Ricaurte, Cundinamarca

Ricaurte
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Ricaurte
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°16′45″N 74°46′22″W / 4.27917°N 74.77278°W / 4.27917; -74.77278
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
Area
  Municipality and town
128.3 km2 (49.5 sq mi)
  Urban
13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation
284 m (932 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)
  Municipality and town
12,881
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
  Urban
6,857
  Urban density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Ricaurte is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. A law issued on 14 November 1857 created the Peñalisa District and December of the same year the name was changed to Ricaurte; in 1937 it was annexed to the Girardot municipality but it recovered its condition of municipality in 1968.