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'''Machetá''' is a municipality and town of [[Colombia]] in [[Almeidas Province]] of the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]]. Machetá is situated on the [[Altiplano Cundiboyacense]] at {{convert|82.6|km|mi}} from the capital [[Bogotá]] and {{convert|74.3|km|mi}} from [[Tunja]]. It borders [[Tibiritá]] and [[Manta, Cundinamarca|Manta]] in the east, [[Chocontá]] and [[Sesquilé]] in the west and [[Guatavita]] and [[Gachetá]] in the south.<ref name=websiteMacheta>{{es}} [http://www.macheta-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Machetá]</ref> |
'''Machetá''' is a municipality and town of [[Colombia]] in [[Almeidas Province]] of the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]]. Machetá is situated on the [[Altiplano Cundiboyacense]] at {{convert|82.6|km|mi}} from the capital [[Bogotá]] and {{convert|74.3|km|mi}} from [[Tunja]]. It borders [[Tibiritá]] and [[Manta, Cundinamarca|Manta]] in the east, [[Chocontá]] and [[Sesquilé]] in the west and [[Guatavita]] and [[Gachetá]] in the south.<ref name=websiteMacheta>{{es}} [http://www.macheta-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Machetá]</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Machetá in the times before the [[Spanish conquest of the Chibchan Nations|Spanish conquest]] was inhabited by the [[Muisca people]], organized in their [[Muisca Confederation]]. Machetá was ruled by the ''[[zaque]]'' based in [[Tunja|Hunza]], currently known as the capital of [[Boyacá Department]] Tunja. |
Machetá in the times before the [[Spanish conquest of the Chibchan Nations|Spanish conquest]] was inhabited by the [[Muisca people]], organized in their [[Muisca Confederation]]. Machetá was ruled by the ''[[zaque]]'' based in [[Tunja|Hunza]], currently known as the capital of [[Boyacá Department]] Tunja. |
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Revision as of 15:17, 13 May 2016
Machetá | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Province | Almeidas Province |
| Founded | 1593 |
| Founded by | Miguel de Ibarra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafael Mauricio Forero Briceño (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 229.35 km2 (88.55 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,094 m (6,870 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Municipality and town | 6,316 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,498 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Machetá is a municipality and town of Colombia in Almeidas Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Machetá is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at 82.6 kilometres (51.3 mi) from the capital Bogotá and 74.3 kilometres (46.2 mi) from Tunja. It borders Tibiritá and Manta in the east, Chocontá and Sesquilé in the west and Guatavita and Gachetá in the south.[1]
History
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Machetá in the times before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca people, organized in their Muisca Confederation. Machetá was ruled by the zaque based in Hunza, currently known as the capital of Boyacá Department Tunja.
Modern Machetá was founded in 1593 by Miguel de Ibarra after a soldier of the army of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada first established the town in 1540.[2]
In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Machetá means "Your honourable farmfields".[1][2]
Economy
Main economical activity of Machetá is agriculture with products as papa criolla, arracacha, peas and tomatoes.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Template:Es Official website Machetá
- ^ a b Template:Es Espejo Olaya, Maria Bernarda (1999) Notas sobre toponimia en algunas coplas colombianas Thesaurus. Tomo LIV, Núm. 3. page 1120.
