Guatavita

Guatavita
Municipality and town
Coliseum of Guatavita
Coliseum of Guatavita
Flag of Guatavita
Official seal of Guatavita
Location of the municipality and town of Guatavita in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Guatavita in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Guatavita is located in Colombia
Guatavita
Guatavita
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°56′4″N 73°50′4″W / 4.93444°N 73.83444°W / 4.93444; -73.83444
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceGuavio Province
Founded18 March 1593
Founded byMiguel de Ibarra
Government
 • MayorRobeth Yamit Peña Romero
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town
247.3 km2 (95.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation
2,680 m (8,790 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town
6,898
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,960
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Guatavita is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Guavio Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Guatavita is located 75 km northeast of the capital Bogotá. It borders Sesquilé and Machetá in the north, Gachetá and Junín in the east, Guasca in the south and in the west are Tocancipá and Gachancipá.[1]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Guatavita Archived 2016-01-30 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 05-05-2016