Villeta (Colombia)

Villeta
Coordinates: 5 ° 1 ′ N , 74 ° 28 ′ W Villeta on the map of Colombia	Villeta
	Villeta
	Location of the municipality of Villeta on the map of Cundinamarca
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
City foundation	1551
Residents	25,617 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	140 km 2
Population density	183 people / km 2
height	850 m
Waters	Río Villeta
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Jhon Alexander Morera Gutiérrez (2016-2019)
Website	www.villeta-cundinamarca.gov.co
	San Miguel Arcángel Church
	Bocatoma waterfall
	Old Villeta train station

Villeta is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia .

geography

Villeta is located in the west of Cundinamarca and is the capital of the province of Gualivá . Villeta is located on the Río Villeta at an altitude of 850 meters in the Colombian Andes , 84 km from Bogotá . Adjacent to the church in the north Quebradanegra and Nimaima , east Nocaima and Sasaima , south Albán and Viani and west Guaduas . Villeta is divided into 38 quarters ( barrios ) in the urban part and 22 veredas (rural administrative units) in the rural part and the inspección Bagazal.

population

The municipality of Villeta has 25,617 inhabitants, of which 16,623 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Villeta was founded in 1551 on the road between the Río Magdalena and Bogotá as Villa de San Miguel . The settlement was officially moved in 1644 as San Miguel de Guaduas in place of today's Guaduas . The original settlement was never completely abandoned. Villeta received villa (town) status in 1856 . The place was partially destroyed in a fire in 1888. In 1891 a bridge was inaugurated over the Río Villeta.

economy

The main industries of Villeta are agriculture (especially Panela is produced), grain trade , poultry production and tourism .

Worth seeing

Waterfalls Salto del Mico , Bocatoma de Bagazal and Salto Caiquero
Plaza de la Panela , Panela center of the municipality
Parque Principal , main square of Villeta
Camino Real , historical route between Villeta and Guaduas
Laguna Larga , lagoon

Salto del Mico
Bocatoma
Salto Caiquero
Plaza de la Panela

Web links

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

Alcaldía de Villeta - Cundinamarca. Alcaldía de Villeta - Cundinamarca, accessed February 19, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).

Individual evidence

^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Villeta - Cundinamarca, accessed February 19, 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 February 19, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Villeta - Cundinamarca, accessed February 19, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Villeta - Cundinamarca, accessed February 19, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).
↑ Sitios de interés. Alcaldía de Villeta - Cundinamarca, accessed on February 19, 2019 (Spanish, information on places of interest in the municipality).

[1] Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Villeta - Cundinamarca, accessed February 19, 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 February 19, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[3] Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Villeta - Cundinamarca, accessed February 19, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).

[4] Economía. Alcaldía de Villeta - Cundinamarca, accessed February 19, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).

[5] Sitios de interés. Alcaldía de Villeta - Cundinamarca, accessed on February 19, 2019 (Spanish, information on places of interest in the municipality).