ENSIKLOPEDIA Cari Tekan Enter untuk memulai pencarian cepat. Kembali ke Ensiklopedia Arsip Wikipedia Indonesia Quipile QuipileMunicipality and town in Cundinamarca, ColombiaQuipileMunicipality and town FlagCoat of armsLocation of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of ColombiaQuipileLocation in ColombiaCoordinates: 4°44′36″N 74°34′0″W / 4.74333°N 74.56667°W / 4.74333; -74.56667Country ColombiaDepartment CundinamarcaProvinceTequendama ProvinceFounded12 November 1825Founded byJosé María LozanoGovernment • MayorPedro Luis Aponte Castro(2016-2019)Area • Municipality and town127.6 km2 (49.3 sq mi) • Urban0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)Elevation2,012 m (6,601 ft)Population (2015) • Municipality and town8,164 • Density63.98/km2 (165.7/sq mi) • Urban676Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)WebsiteOfficial website 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 the east and San Juan de Rioseco and Pulí in the west. The urban centre is located at an altitude of 2,012 metres (6,601 ft) at a distance of 83 kilometres (52 mi) from the capital Bogotá.[1] Etymology The name Quipile comes from the Cariban language of the Panche and means "strong and superior place".[1] It is derived from Quipili, the name of the cacique of the Panche. History In the time before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, Quipile was inhabited by the Panche. They were submitted to the Spanish rule of the New Kingdom of Granada in the Battle of Tocarema, which took place on August 20, 1538. The date and name of the founder is unknown but traditionally set at November 12, 1825 by José María Lozano.[1] Economy Quipile is an agrarian community with main products coffee, sugarcane and bananas cultivated.[1] Paleontology In 1956, fossil remains of Megatherium and Mastodon; Pleistocene megafauna dated at 460,000 years BP, were discovered within the boundaries of Quipile.[1] References 1 2 3 4 5 (in Spanish) Official website Quipile Deprecated link archived 2015-05-22 at archive.today vteProvinces and Municipalities in Cundinamarca Department Almeidas Province Chocontá Machetá Manta Sesquilé Suesca Tibiritá Villapinzón Upper Magdalena Province Agua de Dios Girardot Guataquí Jerusalén Nariño Nilo Ricaurte Tocaima Lower Magdalena Province Caparrapí Guaduas Puerto Salgar Gualivá Province Albán La Peña La Vega Nimaima Nocaima Quebradanegra San Francisco Sasaima Supatá Útica Vergara Villeta Guavio Province Gachalá Gachetá Gama Guasca Guatavita Junín La Calera Ubalá Central Magdalena Province Beltrán Bituima Chaguaní Guayabal de Síquima Pulí San Juan de Rioseco Vianí Medina Province Medina Paratebueno Eastern Province Cáqueza Chipaque Choachí Fómeque Fosca Guayabetal Gutiérrez Quetame Ubaque Une Rionegro Province El Peñón La Palma Pacho Paime San Cayetano Topaipí Villagómez Yacopí Central Savanna Province Cajicá Chía Cogua Cota Gachancipá Nemocón Sopó Tabio Tenjo Tocancipá Zipaquirá Western Savanna Province Bojacá El Rosal Facatativá Funza Madrid Mosquera Subachoque Zipacón Soacha Province Sibaté Soacha Sumapaz Province Arbeláez Cabrera Fusagasugá Granada Pandi Pasca San Bernardo Silvania Tibacuy Venecia Tequendama Province Anapoima Anolaima Apulo Cachipay El Colegio La Mesa Quipile San Antonio del Tequendama Tena Viotá Ubaté Province Carmen de Carupa Cucunubá Fúquene Guachetá Lenguazaque Simijaca Susa Sutatausa Tausa Ubaté Metropolitan Area of Bogotá Bogotá, Capital District See also: List of municipalities in Cundinamarca
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