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Tenjo

Field	Value
official_name	Tenjo
settlement_type	Municipality and town
image_skyline	Overview of Tenjo, Cundinamarca, Colombia- 2013-11-05 00-29.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	View of Tenjo
image_flag	Flag of Tenjo.svg
image_seal	Escudo de Tenjo.svg
image_map	Colombia - Cundinamarca - Tenjo.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of the town and municipality of Tenjo in Cundinamarca Department
pushpin_map	Colombia
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Colombia
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Colombia
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Cundinamarca
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Central Savanna Province
established_title	Founded
established_date	8 April 1603
founder	Diego Gómez de Mena
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Juan Gabriel Gómez Campo
(2016–2019)
area_total_km2	108
area_urban_km2	2
elevation_m	2587
population_total	18387
population_as_of	2015
population_density_km2	auto
population_urban	10915
timezone	Colombia Standard Time
utc_offset	-5
website	Official website

(2016–2019) Tenjo is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is located at an altitude of 2587 m on the Bogotá savanna. Tenjo is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá and borders Chía, Madrid, Tabio, Funza, Subachoque and Cota.

Etymology

Tenjo in Muisca language literally translates "in the big mouth".

History

The area of Tenjo was inhabited by the Muisca in the times before the Spanish conquest. Tenjo was ruled by the zipa based in Bacatá. Ancient rock art has been discovered in Tenjo.

Modern Tenjo was founded on April 8, 1603, by Diego Gómez de Mena. On the 7 of May, 1637, it was decided that the first church of the town was to be built by Alonso Serrano Hernández after being hired by Juan de Vera, Cristóbal Gómez de Silva, Juan de Orejuela and Juan de Artieda. The church was completed on August 17, 1645. By the year of 1778, there was a population of 1,009 people and 211 families, excluding 983 other native people who inhabited Tenjo.

Economy

Tenjo's economy is mainly based on horticulture and livestock-breeding. Thanks to its relatively close position to Bogotá, Tenjo is starting to become part of its suburbs and with many schools being established here that have collaborated with this effect.

Sister cities

: Las Gabias

Born in Tenjo

Crisanto Luque Sánchez (1889–1959), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Climate

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Gallery

References

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