Ventaquemada
Padua, La Venta | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Church of Ventaquemada | |
.svg) Flag  Seal | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Ventaquemada in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°25′N 73°30′W / 5.417°N 73.500°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá |
| Province | Central Boyacá Province |
| Founded | 17 December 1777 |
| Founded by | Manuel Antonio Flores |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nelson Bohórquez Otálora (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 159.329 km2 (61.517 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,630 m (8,630 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Municipality and town | 15,442 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,399 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Ventaquemada is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Ventaquemada is located at a distance of 98 kilometres (61 mi) from the capital Bogotá and 29 kilometres (18 mi) from the departmental capital Tunja. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 2,630 metres (8,630 ft) on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. Ventaquemada borders Tunja and Samacá in the north, Boyacá, Boyacá, Jenesano and Nuevo Colón in the east, Turmequé and Villapinzón in the south and Guachetá, Lenguazaque and Villapinzón in the west.[1]
- ^ (in Spanish) Official website Ventaquemada