Villeta, Cundinamarca
Villeta | |
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Municipality and town | |
Bocatoma waterfall in Villeta | |
Location of Villeta in Cundinamarca | |
| Coordinates: 5°0′29.91″N 74°28′25.61″W / 5.0083083°N 74.4737806°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Gualivá |
| Founded | 29 September 1551 |
| Founded by | Alonso de Olalla & Hernando de Alcocer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jhon Alexander Morera Gutiérrez (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| 140.9 km2 (54.4 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
| 26,873 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17,985 |
| • Urban density | 3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Villeta is a municipality and town in Cundinamarca (Colombia), located in Gualivá Province, approximately 84 kilometres (52 mi) northwest of Bogota, considered the capital of the province. Its name means "Little Village". The municipality borders Quebradanegra and Nimaima in the north, Nocaima and Sasaima in the east, Albán and Vianí in the south and Guaduas in the west. It is situated at an altitude of 850 metres (2,790 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes