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Machetá
Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Machetá is a municipality and town of Colombia in Almeidas Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Machetá is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at 82.6 kilometres (51.3 mi) from the capital Bogotá and 74.3 kilometres (46.2 mi) from Tunja. It borders Tibiritá and Manta in the east, Chocontá and Sesquilé in the west and Guatavita and Gachetá in the south.[1]
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Municipality and town | |
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Coordinates: 5°4′48.78″N 73°36′26.91″W | |
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Province | Almeidas Province |
Founded | 1593 |
Founded by | Miguel de Ibarra |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rafael Mauricio Forero Briceño (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 229.35 km2 (88.55 sq mi) |
• Urban | 5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,094 m (6,870 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 6,316 |
• Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,498 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | Official website |
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