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Tocancipá

Field	Value
name	Tocancipá
etymology	Muysccubun:
"Valley of the joys of the zipa"
settlement_type	Municipality and town
image_skyline	Torre de la campana en iglesia principal.JPG
image_caption	Church tower of Tocancipá
image_flag	Flag of Tocancipá (Cundinamarca).svg
image_seal	Escudo_del_Municipio_de_Tocancipá.svg
image_map	Colombia - Cundinamarca - Tocancipá.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
pushpin_map	Colombia
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Colombia
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Colombia
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Central Savanna Province
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Walfrando Adolfo Forero Bejarano
(2016-2019)
established_title	Founded
established_date	21 September 1593
founder	Miguel de Ibarra
area_total_km2	73.24
area_urban_km2	1.62
population_as_of	2018 census
population_footnotes
population_total	39996
population_density_km2	auto
population_urban	15355
population_density_urban_km2	auto
coordinates
timezone	Colombia Standard Time
utc_offset	-5
elevation_m	2605
website	Official website

"Valley of the joys of the zipa"

(2016-2019) Tocancipá () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Tocancipá is situated in the northern part of the Bogotá savanna, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes with the urban centre at an altitude of 2605 m. The capital Bogotá, which metropolitan area includes Tocancipá, is 42 km to the south. Tocancipá borders Gachancipá in the north, Guasca and Sopó in the south, Guatavita in the east and Zipaquirá in the west.

Etymology

The name Tocancipá comes from Muysccubun and means "Valley of the joys of the zipa".

History

The area of Tocancipá was inhabited early in the history of inhabitation of the Altiplano. The archaeological site Tibitó is located within the boundaries of Tocancipá and evidence of inhabitation has been dated to 11,740 ± 110 years BP. At the time of arrival of the Spanish conquistadores in 1537, Tocancipá was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of different rulers of the Muisca. The zipa of Bacatá ruled over Tocancipá.

Modern Tocancipá was founded on September 21, 1593 by Miguel de Ibarra.

Tourism

Jaime Duque Park, a family-oriented amusement park, is located in Tocancipá. The town also hosts the Autódromo de Tocancipá, a race track where vintage and GT races are held.

Gallery

File:Árbol iluminado en parque principal.JPG|Tree on central square File:Edificio de entrada al Parque Jaime Duque.JPG|Entrance of Jaime Duque Park File:Parque Jaime Duque 17.JPG|Replica Taj Mahal in Jaime Duque Park File:Escultura 'El minero' en el Parque Jaime Duque.JPG|Statue of a miner File:Autódromo_de_Tocancipá.svg|Autódromo de Tocancipá

References

Bibliography

References

[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/cundinamarca/25817/ Citypopulation.de]
{{in lang. es [http://www.tocancipa-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Tocancipá]
Aceituno & Rojas, 2012, p.127

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