Ricaurte, Cundinamarca

Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia

4°16′45″N 74°46′22″W / 4.27917°N 74.77278°W / 4.27917; -74.77278Country

ColombiaDepartment

CundinamarcaArea

• Municipality and town128.3 km² (49.5 sq mi) • Urban

13.5 km² (5.2 sq mi)Elevation

284 m (932 ft)Population

(2018 census)^[1]

• Municipality and town12,881 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi) • Urban

6,857 • Urban density510/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Ricaurte is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. A law issued on 14 November 1857 created the Peñalisa District and December of the same year the name was changed to Ricaurte; in 1937 it was annexed to the Girardot municipality but it recovered its condition of municipality in 1968.

Other Facts

Market Day: Thursday and Sunday
Distance from Bogotá: 142 km
Foundation: 1813 as Peñalisa
Created: Departamental Decree No. 409 of 11 March 1968
Median temperature: 27 °C

Veredas

The Municipality of Ricaurte has 16 Veredas, 17 within the Urban Zone. The Veredas are:

Callejón, Casablanca, Cumaca, El Paso, El Portal, La Carrera, La Tetilla, La Virginia, Las Veras, Llano del Pozo, Limoncito, Manuel Norte, Manuel Sur, Pto Peñalisa, San Francisco, San Martin and Zona Urbana