Lenguazaque

Lenguazaque
Municipality and town
Flag of Lenguazaque
Official seal of Lenguazaque
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Lenguazaque is located in Colombia
Lenguazaque
Lenguazaque
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°18′25″N 73°42′22″W / 5.30694°N 73.70611°W / 5.30694; -73.70611
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceUbaté Province
Founded13 March 1537
Founded byGonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Government
 • MayorCamilo Andrés Lara Gómez
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town153.6 km2 (59.3 sq mi)
Elevation
2,589 m (8,494 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town10,268
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,282
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

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.[1] It borders Guachetá in the north, Ubaté in the west, Cucunubá in the south and Villapinzón in the east.

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Lenguazaque Archived 2015-05-22 at archive.today - accessed 07-05-2016