Tocaima

Tocaima
City and Municipality
Flag of Tocaima
Coat of arms of Tocaima
Location of the town and municipality of Tocaima within Cundinamarca Department
Location of the town and municipality of Tocaima within Cundinamarca Department
Tocaima is located in Colombia
Tocaima
Tocaima
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°30′N 74°40′W / 4.500°N 74.667°W / 4.500; -74.667
CountryColombia
DepartmentCundinamarca
FoundedMarch 20, 1544
Destroyed1581
Re-foundedMarch 18, 1621
Founded byHernán Venegas Carrillo
Named forLegendary warrior of the Guacana tribe
Municipal SeatTocaima
Elevation432 m (1,416 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])[3][4]
 • Tocaima (Municipality)13,649
Time zoneUTC-05:00 (Western Caribbean)
Area code83
Websitetocaima-cundinamarca.gov.co

Tocaima (Spanish pronunciation: [toˈkajma]) refers to both a city and a municipality in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

  1. ^ Lévine, V. (1920). Colombia: physical features, natural resources, means of communication, manufactures and industrial development. South American handbooks. New York: D. Appleton. p. 180. OCLC 6459630. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ Law, Fwillim (2008-07-02). "Municipalities of Colombia". Statoids. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  4. ^ "Tocaima, Cundinamarca, Colombia". WolframAlpha. Wolfram Research. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-14.