Tequendama Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department,

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Etymology

The name ''Tequendama'' means in the

Chibcha language Chibcha, Mosca, Muisca, Muysca (*/ˈmɨska/), or Muysca de Bogotá, was a language spoken by the Muisca people of the Muisca Confederation, one of the many Indigenous peoples in Colombia, indigenous List of pre-Columbian cultures, cultures of ...

of the Muisca; "he who precipitates downward".Etymology Tequendama
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Subdivision

Tequendama Province comprises ten municipalities: *

San Antonio del Tequendama San Antonio del Tequendama is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Tequendama Province part of the department of Cundinamarca. The municipality is located along the ''Serranía de Subía'' in the Tena Valley and borders Tena and Bojac� ...

Anapoima Anapoima () is a Colombian municipality in the department of Cundinamarca located from Bogotá. History The first inhabitants of the region were the Anapoymas Indians of the Panche nation. Between Tocaima and Tena there existed only small in ...

Anolaima Anolaima () is a municipality and township of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is located in the providence of Tequendama at West from Bogotá in between the cities of Facatativá and La Mesa. Anolaima is known as the Fruit Capit ...

Apulo Apulo (previously called ''Rafael Reyes Municipality'') is a Colombian town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department. Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department {{Cundinamarca-geo-stub ...

* Cachipay *

El Colegio El Colegio () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department {{Cundinamarca-geo-stub ...

* La Mesa *

Quipile Quipile is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Tequendama Province of the department of Cundinamarca. The municipality borders Bituima and Vianí in the north, Jerusalén and Anapoima in the south, Anolaima, Cachipay and La Mesa in ...

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* Viotá

References

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Provinces of Cundinamarca Department

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