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Also known as Cajica

Cajicá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca, north of the capital Bogotá. It is located in the Central Savanna Province, being the third most populous municipality in the province after Zipaquirá and Chía. It is bordered by the municipalities of Zipaquirá to the north, Sopó to the east, Chía to the south, and Tabio to the west. The town is located at an altitude of and has an average temperature of .

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Settlement.official_name
Cajicá
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Fortaleza de Piedra("The Stone Fortress")
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Municipality and town
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Catedral-Cajica-Cund(Col).JPG
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Church of Cajicá
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Flag of Cajicá.svg
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Escudo de Cajicá.svg
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Colombia - Cundinamarca - Cajicá.svg
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250px
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Location of the town and municipality of Cajicá in the department of Cundinamarca
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Colombia
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Department
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Cundinamarca
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Province
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Central Savanna Province
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Mayor
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Fabiola Jácome Rincón (2024-2027)

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
Cajiqueña
Population
44721
Area
50.4
Elevation
2558
Image
Catedral-Cajica-Cund(Col).JPG
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Commons category
Cajicá
inception
1537-03-22
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Cajicá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca, north of the capital Bogotá. It is located in the Central Savanna Province, being the third most populous municipality in the province after Zipaquirá and Chía. It is bordered by the municipalities of Zipaquirá to the north, Sopó to the east, Chía to the south, and Tabio to the west. The town is located at an altitude of and has an average temperature of .

== Etymology == The name of Cajicá derives from a corruption of the two words ca ("enclosure") and jica ("stone"). Primary sources have two meanings for Cajicá; either derived from the cacique Cajic, or the "stone enclosure" or "stone fortress".

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