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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 from the capital Bogotá and from Tunja. It borders Tibiritá and Manta in the east, Chocontá and Sesquilé in the west and Guatavita and Gachetá in the south.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Machetá is referenced by 147 other articles, and connects out to Colombia, Bogotá and agriculture.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.

Vinony files it under 1593 establishments in the Spanish Empire, Climbing areas of Colombia and Geography articles needing translation from Spanish Wikipedia.

Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

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Colombia - Cundinamarca - Machetá.svg
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250px
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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
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Colombia
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250
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Location in Colombia
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Country
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Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Cundinamarca
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Province
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Almeidas Province
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Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Rafael Mauricio Forero Briceño(2016-2019)
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Founded
Settlement.established_date
1593
Settlement.founder
Miguel de Ibarra
Settlement.area_total_km2
229.35
Settlement.area_urban_km2
5.35

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Wikidata facts

Country
Colombia
Area
229.35
Elevation
2094
Image
Macheta 1.jpg
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language of work or name
Chibchan
Commons category
Machetá
inception
1593-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Economy
  • References

Machetá is a municipality and town of Colombia in Almeidas Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Machetá is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at from the capital Bogotá and from Tunja. It borders Tibiritá and Manta in the east, Chocontá and Sesquilé in the west and Guatavita and Gachetá in the south.

== Etymology == In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Machetá means "Your honourable farmfields".

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

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