Tequendama Province
Tequendama Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.
Tequendama Province
Provincia de Tequendama | |
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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:
References
- (in Spanish) Etymology Tequendama
Panorama
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