Tocaima

Tocaima
City and Municipality
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Location of the town and municipality of Tocaima within Cundinamarca Department
Tocaima
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°30′N 74°40′W / 4.500°N 74.667°W / 4.500; -74.667
CountryColombia
DepartmentCundinamarca
FoundedMarch 20, 1544
Destroyed1581
Re-foundedMarch 18, 1621
Founded byHernán Venegas Carrillo
Named afterLegendary warrior of the Guacana tribe
Municipal SeatTocaima
Elevation
432 m (1,416 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Tocaima (Municipality)
13,649
Time zoneUTC-05:00 (Western Caribbean)
Area code83
Websitetocaima-cundinamarca.gov.co

Tocaima (Spanish pronunciation: [toˈkajma]) refers to both a city and a municipality in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

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