Country Colombia Founded 13 March 1537 Area 153.6 km² Local time Wednesday 6:16 AM | Department Cundinamarca Elevation 2,589 m (8,494 ft) Population 10,268 (2015) Province Ubaté Province | |
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Founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) Weather 11°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 94% Humidity Founder Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada | ||
Lenguazaque is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Lenguazaque is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, part of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at a distance of 116 kilometres (72 mi) from the capital Bogotá. It borders Guachetá in the north, Ubaté in the west, Cucunubá in the south and Villapinzón in the east.
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Map of Lenguazaque, Cundinamarca, Colombia
History
In the time of the Muisca Confederation, before the Spanish conquest, Lenguazaque was ruled by the zaque of Hunza, currently known as Tunja, Boyacá. Modern Lenguazaque was founded by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada early on in his conquest of the central highlands of Colombia, on March 13th, 1537.
Lenguazaque in the Chibcha language of the Muisca means "end of the reign of the zaque".
Economy
Main economical activity in Lenguazaque is coal mining. Also agriculture is executed, predominantly potatoes and to a lesser extent peas, maize, barley and wheat.