Villeta, Cundinamarca

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Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia

Villeta

Municipality and town

Bocatoma waterfall in Villeta

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Location of Villeta in Cundinamarca

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
Province| Gualivá
Founded| 29 September 1551
Founded by| Alonso de Olalla & Hernando de Alcocer
Government

• Mayor| Jhon Alexander Morera Gutiérrez
(2016-2019)
Area

• Municipality and town

| 140.9 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 town

| 26,873
• Density| 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
• Urban

| 17,985
• Urban density| 3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website| Official 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]

## History

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The region of Villeta before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Panche. Modern Villeta was founded as Villa de San Miguel on September 29, 1551, by Alonso de Olalla and Hernando de Alcocer.[3]

Main economic activities in Villeta are related with sugar cane derivatives and as an important tourist center for people from Bogotá due to its warm climate, including ecologic trails, cascades and hotels.

## Geology

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The Villeta Group comprising the Conejo, La Frontera, Simijaca, Hiló, Capotes, Socotá, El Peñón and Trincheras Formations is named after Villeta.[4]

## Gallery

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* Old house

* Church interior

* Monument to the farmers

* Landscape of Villeta

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villeta, Cundinamarca.

1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Villeta municipality with localities
2. ^ Official website Villeta
3. ^ History Villeta
4. ^ Acosta & Ulloa, 2001, p.39

### Bibliography

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* Acosta Garay, Jorge E.; Ulloa Melo, Carlos E. (2002). "Mapa Geológico del Departamento de Cundinamarca - 1:250,000 - Memoria explicativa". INGEOMINAS. pp. 1–108. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
* Acosta Garay, Jorge; Ulloa Melo, Carlos E. (2001). "Geología de la Plancha 208 Villeta - 1:100,000" (PDF). INGEOMINAS. pp. 1–84. Retrieved 2017-06-05.

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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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