El Peñón, Cundinamarca
El Peñón is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is located at an altitude of 1,310 metres (4,300 ft) in the western flanks of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The municipality, part of the Rionegro Province borders Topaipí in the north, Vergara and Nimaima in the south, Pacho in the east and La Peña and La Palma in the west. The municipality is 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of the capital Bogotá and thanks to the lower elevation has a temperate climate averaging 21 °C (70 °F).
El Peñón
El Peñón de Terama | |
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Municipality and town | |
Church of El Peñón | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of El Peñón in Cundinamarca | |
El Peñón Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°15′6″N 74°17′10″W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Rionegro |
| Founded | 1822 |
| Founded by | Pedro Bustos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gustavo Adolfo Mojica Vargas (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 132 km2 (51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,310 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Municipality and town | 4,805 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 445 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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