Cajicá
Encyclopedia
Cajicá is a municipality and town of Colombia
in the department
of Cundinamarca
.
The native name of Cajicá is "The Stone Fortress." It is the third most populous municipality in the province after Zipaquirá and Chía
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
in the department
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Cundinamarca
Cundinamarca Department
- Origin of the name :The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua. Meaning "Condor's Nest", it was used in pre-Columbian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands....
.
The native name of Cajicá is "The Stone Fortress." It is the third most populous municipality in the province after Zipaquirá and Chía
Other Facts
- Market Day: Sunday
- Distance from Bogotá: 39 km
- The Spanish Foundation: March 5 of 1598
- Median temperature: 14 °C
- Demonym: Cajiqueños
- Dane Code: 25126