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[[Image:MunsCundinamarca Gacheta.png|thumb|right|250px|Location of the town and municipality of '''Gacheta''' in [[Cundinamarca Department]].]]
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'''Gachetá, Cundinamarca''' is a municipality and town of [[Colombia]], capital of the [[Guavio Province]], part of the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]]. The urban centre of Gachetá is situated at an altitude of {{convert|1745|m|ft}} in the [[Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)|Eastern Ranges]] of the Colombian [[Andes]]. The municipality borders [[Machetá]] and [[Manta, Cundinamarca|Manta]] in the north, the department of [[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]] and [[Ubalá]] in the east, [[Gama, Cundinamarca|Gama]] and [[Junín, Cundinamarca|Junín]] in the south and [[Guatavita]] in the west.<ref name=websiteGacheta>[https://archive.today/20140310085035/http://www.gacheta-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Gachetá] {{in lang|es}}</ref>


== Etymology ==
'''Gacheta''' is a municipality and town of [[Colombia]] in the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Cundinamarca]].
The name Gachetá comes from [[Chibcha language|Muysccubun]] and means "behind our farmfields".<ref name=websiteGacheta />


== History ==
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Gachetá before the [[Spanish conquest of the Muisca|Spanish conquest]] was inhabited by the [[Muisca people|Muisca]], organised in their loose [[Muisca Confederation]]. Gachetá was part of the domains of the ''[[cacique]]'' of Guatavita.


Modern Gachetá was founded on April 2, 1593, by Miguel de Ibarra.<ref name=websiteGacheta />
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== Economy ==
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Main economical activity of Gachetá is agriculture, with main products [[coffee]], [[maize]], [[yuca]], [[arracacha]], [[potato]]es, [[bean]]s, [[sugarcane]] and [[blackberry|blackberries]] cultivated.<ref name=websiteGacheta />
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in the Cundinamarca Department]]


== Gallery ==
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<gallery mode=packed heights=180px>
File:Gacheta.JPG|Central square
File:Iglesia de Gacheta Cundinamarca.jpg|Church
File:Guaviio.JPG|Guavio Reservoir
</gallery>
{{clear left}}

== References ==
{{Commons category|Gachetá}}
{{reflist}}

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[[pt:Gachetá]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1593]]
[[Category:1593 establishments in the Spanish Empire]]

Latest revision as of 00:10, 15 March 2024

Not to be confused with Guachetá.
Gachetá, Cundinamarca
Municipality and town
Church of Gachetá
Church of Gachetá
Flag of Gachetá, Cundinamarca
Flag
Official seal of Gachetá, Cundinamarca
Seal
Etymology: Muysccubun: "Behind our farmfields"
Location of the municipality and town of Gachetá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Gachetá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Gachetá, Cundinamarca is located in Colombia
Gachetá, Cundinamarca
Gachetá, Cundinamarca
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°49′03.2″N 73°38′09.7″W / 4.817556°N 73.636028°W / 4.817556; -73.636028
CountryColombia
DepartmentCundinamarca
ProvinceGuavio Province
Founded2 April 1593
Founded byMiguel de Ibarra
Government
 • MayorJulio Enrique Aguilera Jiménez
(2016–2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town262.16 km2 (101.22 sq mi)
 • Urban
0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation
1,745 m (5,725 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town11,086
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,689
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Gachetá, Cundinamarca is a municipality and town of Colombia, capital of the Guavio Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre of Gachetá is situated at an altitude of 1,745 metres (5,725 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The municipality borders Machetá and Manta in the north, the department of Boyacá and Ubalá in the east, Gama and Junín in the south and Guatavita in the west.[1]

Etymology[edit]

The name Gachetá comes from Muysccubun and means "behind our farmfields".[1]

History[edit]

Gachetá before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca, organised in their loose Muisca Confederation. Gachetá was part of the domains of the cacique of Guatavita.

Modern Gachetá was founded on April 2, 1593, by Miguel de Ibarra.[1]

Economy[edit]

Main economical activity of Gachetá is agriculture, with main products coffee, maize, yuca, arracacha, potatoes, beans, sugarcane and blackberries cultivated.[1]

Gallery[edit]

  • Central square
    Central square
  • Church
    Church
  • Guavio Reservoir
    Guavio Reservoir

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gachetá.
  1. ^ a b c d Official website Gachetá (in Spanish)
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