Tenjo

Tenjo
Coordinates: 4 ° 52 ′ N , 74 ° 9 ′ W Tenjo on the map of Colombia	Tenjo
	Tenjo
	Location of the municipality of Tenjo on the map of Cundinamarca
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
City foundation	1603
Residents	20,269 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	108 km 2
Population density	188 inhabitants / km 2
height	2685 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Juan Gabriel Gómez Campos (2016-2019)
Website	www.tenjo-cundinamarca.gov.co
	View of Tenjo
	Tenjo Municipal House
	Parish Church of Tenjo

Tenjo is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia , which for metropolitan Bogotá belongs.

geography

Tenjo is located in the center of Cundinamarca in the province of Sabana Centro at an altitude of 2685 meters, 37 km from Bogotá. The municipality borders Subachoque and Tabio to the north, Chía and Cota to the east, Funza to the south and Madrid to the west .

population

The municipality of Tenjo has 20,269 inhabitants, of whom 9744 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Tenjo was founded in 1603 by Oidor Diego Gómez de Mena. The parish church was completed in 1637.

economy

Tenjo's main industries are agriculture and animal husbandry . Tenjo benefits economically from its proximity to Bogotá . On the one hand, people who work in Bogotá live in Tenjo, and on the other, employees who live outside in the ornamental plant cultivation commute to Tenjo.

Personalities

Crisanto Luque Sánchez (1889–1959), Archbishop of Bogotá (1950–1959)

Web links

Commons : Tenjo - collection of images, videos and audio files

Tenjo. Alcaldía de Tenjo - Cundinamarca, accessed March 24, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Tenjo - Cundinamarca, accessed March 24, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on March 24, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Tenjo - Cundinamarca, accessed March 24, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Tenjo - Cundinamarca, accessed March 24, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).

[1] Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Tenjo - Cundinamarca, accessed March 24, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).

[2] ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on March 24, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[3] Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Tenjo - Cundinamarca, accessed March 24, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).

[4] Economía. Alcaldía de Tenjo - Cundinamarca, accessed March 24, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).