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Also known as Caqueza

Cáqueza () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The town, located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, is from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Fosca in the south, Ubaque in the north, Une and Chipaque in the west and Quetame in the east.

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Settlement.name
Cáqueza
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
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Bigcaqueza.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
View of Cáqueza
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Flag of Cáqueza (Cundinamarca).svg
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Escudo de Cáqueza.svg
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Cundinamarca - Cáqueza.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
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Colombia
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250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Cundinamarca
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Eastern Province, Cundinamarca
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Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Area
38
Elevation
1746
Image
Bigcaqueza.JPG
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Commons category
Cáqueza
inception
1600-10-23
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  • Etymology
  • History
  • Economy
  • Born in Cáqueza
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Cáqueza () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The town, located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, is from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Fosca in the south, Ubaque in the north, Une and Chipaque in the west and Quetame in the east.

== Etymology == The name Cáqueza comes from Chibcha and means "Region or enclosure without forest".

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