Tena, Cundinamarca

Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia

Tena

Municipality and town

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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia

Tena

Location in Colombia

Coordinates: 4°39′17″N 74°23′24″W﻿ / ﻿4.65472°N 74.39000°W﻿ / 4.65472; -74.39000
Country|  Colombia
Department|  Cundinamarca
Province| Tequendama Province
Founded| 11 December 1607
Founded by| Borja
Government

• Mayor| Luis Carlos Vargas Lozano
(2020-2023)
Area

• Municipality and town

| 55 km2 (21 sq mi)
• Urban

| 25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation

| 1,384 m (4,541 ft)
Population

(2015)

• Municipality and town

| 8,941
• Density| 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Urban

| 849
Time zone| UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website| Official website

Tena is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Tequendama Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is located at an altitude of 1,384 metres (4,541 ft) at a distance of 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Bojaca in the north, La Mesa in the west, San Antonio del Tequendama in the east and El Colegio in the south. The southern border of Tena is formed by the Bogotá River.[1]

## Etymology

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In the Chibcha language, Tena means "Place of rest for the zipa".[1]

## History

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In the times before the Spanish conquest, Tena was inhabited by the Muisca. The area of Tena formed the western border region with the territories of the Panche.

Modern Tena was founded on December 11, 1607 by Borja.[1]

## Economy

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Main economical activities in Tena are agriculture, livestock farming and fishing.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Official website Tena

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Provinces and Municipalities in Cundinamarca Department

Almeidas Province|

* Chocontá
* Machetá
* Manta
* Sesquilé
* Suesca
* Tibiritá
* Villapinzón

Upper Magdalena Province|

* Agua de Dios
* Girardot
* Guataquí
* Jerusalén
* Nariño
* Nilo
* Ricaurte
* Tocaima

Lower Magdalena Province|

* Caparrapí
* Guaduas
* Puerto Salgar

Gualivá Province|

* Albán
* La Peña
* La Vega
* Nimaima
* Nocaima
* Quebradanegra
* San Francisco
* Sasaima
* Supatá
* Útica
* Vergara
* Villeta

Guavio Province|

* Gachalá
* Gachetá
* Gama
* Guasca
* Guatavita
* Junín
* La Calera
* Ubalá

Central Magdalena Province|

* Beltrán
* Bituima
* Chaguaní
* Guayabal de Síquima
* Pulí
* San Juan de Rioseco
* Vianí

Medina Province|

* Medina
* Paratebueno

Eastern Province|

* Cáqueza
* Chipaque
* Choachí
* Fómeque
* Fosca
* Guayabetal
* Gutiérrez
* Quetame
* Ubaque
* Une

Rionegro Province|

* El Peñón
* La Palma
* Pacho
* Paime
* San Cayetano
* Topaipí
* Villagómez
* Yacopí

Central Savanna Province|

* Cajicá
* Chía
* Cogua
* Cota
* Gachancipá
* Nemocón
* Sopó
* Tabio
* Tenjo
* Tocancipá
* Zipaquirá

Western Savanna Province|

* Bojacá
* El Rosal
* Facatativá
* Funza
* Madrid
* Mosquera
* Subachoque
* Zipacón

Soacha Province|

* Sibaté
* Soacha

Sumapaz Province|

* Arbeláez
* Cabrera
* Fusagasugá
* Granada
* Pandi
* Pasca
* San Bernardo
* Silvania
* Tibacuy
* Venecia

Tequendama Province|

* Anapoima
* Anolaima
* Apulo
* Cachipay
* El Colegio
* La Mesa
* Quipile
* San Antonio del Tequendama
* Tena
* Viotá

Ubaté Province|

* Carmen de Carupa
* Cucunubá
* Fúquene
* Guachetá
* Lenguazaque
* Simijaca
* Susa
* Sutatausa
* Tausa
* Ubaté

Metropolitan Area of Bogotá|

* Bogotá, Capital District

See also: List of municipalities in Cundinamarca
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