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Also known as Caqueza

Cáqueza () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The town, located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, is from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Fosca in the south, Ubaque in the north, Une and Chipaque in the west and Quetame in the east.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Cáqueza
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Bigcaqueza.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
View of Cáqueza
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Cáqueza (Cundinamarca).svg
Settlement.image_seal
Escudo de Cáqueza.svg
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Cundinamarca - Cáqueza.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_map
Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Cundinamarca
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Eastern Province, Cundinamarca
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Colombia
Area
38
Elevation
1746
Image
Bigcaqueza.JPG
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Commons category
Cáqueza
inception
1600-10-23
language of work or name
Chibchan
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Economy
  • Born in Cáqueza
  • Gallery
  • References

Cáqueza () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The town, located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, is from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Fosca in the south, Ubaque in the north, Une and Chipaque in the west and Quetame in the east.

== Etymology == The name Cáqueza comes from Chibcha and means "Region or enclosure without forest".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cáqueza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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