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.
Ricaurte | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
  Ricaurte Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°16′45″N 74°46′22″W / 4.27917°N 74.77278°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 128.3 km2 (49.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Municipality and town | 12,881 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,857 |
| • Urban density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Other Facts
edit- 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
editThe 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
References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Ricaurte municipality with localities
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