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295:Municipality
271:Municipality
234:24 July 1773
215:Cundinamarca
85:Motto:
38:Municipality
1520:Lenguazaque
1096:Paratebueno
818:VillapinzĂłn
575:. The lake
426:San JoaquĂn
258:(2016-2019)
161: /
1594:Categories
1577:See also:
1457:El Colegio
1384:Fusagasugá
1328:Subachoque
1308:Facatativá
1250:Gachancipá
1207:VillagĂłmez
1139:Guayabetal
724:2016-07-08
693:2012-10-20
641:References
571:, and the
331:department
288:Population
247:Government
239:Founded by
203:Department
1535:Sutatausa
1280:Zipaquirá
1275:Tocancipá
1144:Gutiérrez
1020:La Calera
1010:Guatavita
889:CaparrapĂ
851:Jerusalén
495:La Petaca
491:La Laguna
484:Geography
381:Etymology
280:Elevation
1525:Simijaca
1515:Guachetá
1505:Cucunubá
1452:Cachipay
1442:Anolaima
1437:Anapoima
1409:Silvania
1374:Arbeláez
1323:Mosquera
1303:El Rosal
1182:La Palma
1177:El Peñón
1119:Chipaque
1053:ChaguanĂ
866:Ricaurte
846:GuataquĂ
841:Girardot
813:Tibiritá
803:Sesquilé
788:Chocontá
577:El Golpe
515:El Golpe
454:Guateque
443:mestizos
438:Tibiritá
367:Guateque
355:Tibiritá
339:Colombia
221:Province
186:Colombia
1510:FĂşquene
1467:Quipile
1462:La Mesa
1419:Venecia
1414:Tibacuy
1389:Granada
1379:Cabrera
1333:ZipacĂłn
1255:NemocĂłn
1202:TopaipĂ
1149:Quetame
1129:FĂłmeque
1124:ChoachĂ
1114:Cáqueza
1048:Bituima
1043:Beltrán
995:Gachetá
990:Gachalá
972:Villeta
967:Vergara
952:Sasaima
937:Nocaima
932:Nimaima
927:La Vega
922:La Peña
894:Guaduas
871:Tocaima
793:Machetá
590:Gallery
559:Tourism
536:La Niña
532:El Niño
521:Climate
411:History
404:cacique
389:of the
371:Guayatá
363:Gachetá
359:Machetá
349:in the
315:Website
231:Founded
174:Country
149:73°35′W
1356:Soacha
1351:Sibaté
1318:Madrid
1298:Bojacá
1230:Cajicá
1212:YacopĂ
1154:Ubaque
1091:Medina
1005:Guasca
957:Supatá
856:Nariño
808:Suesca
567:, the
507:Chivor
467:Bogota
399:vereda
391:Muisca
375:Boyacá
343:Bogotá
192:Region
183:
146:5°05′N
1545:Ubaté
1540:Tausa
1482:Viotá
1447:Apulo
1399:Pasca
1394:Pandi
1313:Funza
1270:Tenjo
1265:Tabio
1240:Cogua
1192:Paime
1187:Pacho
1134:Fosca
1073:VianĂ
1025:Ubalá
1015:JunĂn
962:Ăštica
917:Albán
798:Manta
718:(PDF)
327:Manta
310:1,285
306:Urban
299:4,719
124:Manta
30:Manta
18:Manta
1530:Susa
1477:Tena
1260:SopĂł
1245:Cota
1235:ChĂa
1063:PulĂ
1000:Gama
861:Nilo
422:myth
369:and
264:Area
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