Guateque
Guatoc | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Church and colonial building in Guateque | |
.svg) Flag | |
 Location of the town and municipality of Guateque in Boyaca Department | |
  Guateque Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°0′20″N 73°28′20″W / 5.00556°N 73.47222°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Eastern Boyacá Province |
| Founded | 28 January 1636 |
| Founded by | Diego Morales et al. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iván Camilo Camero Alfonso (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 36.04 km2 (13.92 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,815 m (5,955 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Municipality and town | 9,603 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,176 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Website | Official website |
Guateque is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Eastern Boyacá Province. Guateque's urban center is located at an altitude of 1,815 metres (5,955 ft) on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at distances of 125 kilometres (78 mi) from the department capital Tunja and 112 kilometres (70 mi) from Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It borders the municipalities of La Capilla, Tenza, Sutatenza, Somondoco of Boyacá and Tibiritá and Manta of Cundinamarca.[1]
- ^ (in Spanish) Official website Guateque Archived 2015-06-02 at archive.today