Tequendama Province
Tequendama Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.
Tequendama Province
Provincia de Tequendama | |
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 View of La Mesa | |
| Etymology: Tequendama | |
 Location of Tequendama Province in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°37′58″N 74°21′08″W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Capital | San Antonio del Tequendama |
| Municipalities | 10 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (COT) |
| Indigenous groups | Panche Muisca |
Etymology
The name Tequendama means in the Chibcha language of the Muisca; "he who precipitates downward".[1]
Subdivision
Tequendama Province comprises ten municipalities:
References
- (in Spanish) Etymology Tequendama
Panorama
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