Ricaurte, Cundinamarca

Ricaurte
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Ricaurte Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°16′45″N 74°46′22″W / 4.27917°N 74.77278°W / 4.27917; -74.77278Coordinates: 4°16′45″N 74°46′22″W / 4.27917°N 74.77278°W / 4.27917; -74.77278
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Elevation	284 m (932 ft)
Population  (Census 2018[1])
• Total	10,788
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

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 like Peñalisa
• Created: Departamental Decree No. 409 of 11 March 1968
• Median temperature: 27 °C
• Demonym:
• Dane Code:

Veredas[]

The Municipality of Ricaurte have 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

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