Junín, Cundinamarca

Junín is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Guavio Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) in the east of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense. Junín borders Gachetá and Guatavita in the north, Gama and Gachalá in the east, Fómeque in the south, and La Calera and Guasca in the west.

Junín
(Nuestra Señora de la Concepción de) Chipazaque
Municipality and town
View of Junín
Location of the municipality and town of Junín in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Junín
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°47′25″N 73°48′49″W
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceGuavio Province
Founded13 August 1550
Government
  MayorMaría Elica Prieto Bustos
(2016-2019)
Area
  Municipality and town337 km2 (130 sq mi)
  Urban
2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Elevation
2,300 m (7,500 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Municipality and town8,610
  Density26/km2 (66/sq mi)
  Urban
998
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website
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