Villeta, Cundinamarca

Villeta
Municipality and town
Bocatoma waterfall in Villeta
Bocatoma waterfall in Villeta
Flag of Villeta
Official seal of Villeta
Location of Villeta in Cundinamarca
Location of Villeta in Cundinamarca
Villeta is located in Colombia
Villeta
Villeta
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°0′29.91″N 74°28′25.61″W / 5.0083083°N 74.4737806°W / 5.0083083; -74.4737806
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceGualivá
Founded29 September 1551
Founded byAlonso de Olalla & Hernando de Alcocer
Government
 • MayorJhon Alexander Morera Gutiérrez
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town140.9 km2 (54.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town26,873
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
 • Urban
17,985
 • Urban density3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Villeta is a municipality and town in Cundinamarca (Colombia), located in Gualivá Province, approximately 84 kilometres (52 mi) northwest of Bogota, considered the capital of the province. Its name means "Little Village". The municipality borders Quebradanegra and Nimaima in the north, Nocaima and Sasaima in the east, Albán and Vianí in the south and Guaduas in the west. It is situated at an altitude of 850 metres (2,790 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes[2]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Villeta municipality with localities
  2. ^ Official website Villeta