Ricaurte, Cundinamarca
Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia
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Flag
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Seal
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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
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Ricaurte is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. A law issued on 14 November 1857 created the Peñalisa District and December of the same year the name was changed to Ricaurte; in 1937 it was annexed to the Girardot municipality but it recovered its condition of municipality in 1968.
Other Facts
- Market Day: Thursday and Sunday
- Distance from Bogotá: 142 km
- Foundation: 1813 as Peñalisa
- Created: Departamental Decree No. 409 of 11 March 1968
- Median temperature: 27 °C
Veredas
The Municipality of Ricaurte has 16 Veredas, 17 within the Urban Zone. The Veredas are:
- Callejón, Casablanca, Cumaca, El Paso, El Portal, La Carrera, La Tetilla, La Virginia, Las Veras, Llano del Pozo, Limoncito, Manuel Norte, Manuel Sur, Pto Peñalisa, San Francisco, San Martin and Zona Urbana
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Ricaurte municipality with localities
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Provinces and Municipalities in Cundinamarca Department ![Flag of Cundinamarca](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Cundinamarca.svg/30px-Flag_of_Cundinamarca.svg.png)
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- Chocontá
- Machetá
- Manta
- Sesquilé
- Suesca
- Tibiritá
- Villapinzón
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