Tequendama Province

For other uses, see Tequendama (disambiguation).

Tequendama Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.

Tequendama Province Provincia de Tequendama
Province
View of La Mesa
Etymology: Tequendama
Location of Tequendama Province in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°37′58″N 74°21′08″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Capital	San Antonio del Tequendama
Municipalities	10
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (COT)
Indigenous groups	Panche Muisca

Etymology

The name Tequendama means in the Chibcha language of the Muisca; "he who precipitates downward".^[1]

Subdivision

Tequendama Province comprises ten municipalities:

• San Antonio del Tequendama
• Anapoima
• Anolaima
• Apulo
• Cachipay
• El Colegio
• La Mesa
• Quipile
• Tena
• Viotá