Tenjo
Tenjo | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates:4°55′N74°10′W/ 4.917°N 74.167°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Cundinamarca |
Province | Central Savanna Province |
Founded | 8 April 1603 |
Founded by | Diego Gómez de Mena |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Gabriel Gómez Campo (2016–2019) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 108 km2(42 sq mi) |
• Urban | 2 km2(0.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,587 m (8,488 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 18,387 |
• Density | 170/km2(440/sq mi) |
•Urban | 10,915 |
Time zone | UTC-5(Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | Official website |
Tenjois a municipality and town ofColombiain theCentral Savanna Province,part of thedepartmentofCundinamarca.The urban centre is located at an altitude of 2,587 metres (8,488 ft) on theBogotá savanna.Tenjo is part of theMetropolitan Area of Bogotáand bordersChía,Madrid,Tabio,Funza,SubachoqueandCota.[1]
Etymology
[edit]Tenjo inMuisca languageliterally translates "in the big mouth".[1]
History
[edit]The area of Tenjo was inhabited by theMuiscain the times before theSpanish conquest.Tenjo wasruledby thezipabased inBacatá.Ancientrock arthas been discovered in Tenjo.
Modern Tenjo was founded on April 8, 1603, by Diego Gómez de Mena.[1]On the 7 of May, 1637, it was decided that the first church of the town was to be built by Alonso Serrano Hernández after being hired by Juan de Vera, Cristóbal Gómez de Silva, Juan de Orejuela and Juan de Artieda. The church was completed on August 17, 1645. By the year of 1778, there was a population of 1,009 people and 211 families, excluding 983 other native people who inhabited Tenjo.
Economy
[edit]Tenjo's economy is mainly based onhorticultureand livestock-breeding. Thanks to its relatively close position toBogotá,Tenjo is starting to become part of its suburbs and with many schools being established here that have collaborated with this effect.
Sister cities
[edit]Born in Tenjo
[edit]- Crisanto Luque Sánchez(1889–1959),cardinalof theRoman Catholic Church
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Tenjo (Providencia Gja), elevation 2,560 m (8,400 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 28.5 (1.12) |
45.1 (1.78) |
74.9 (2.95) |
99.9 (3.93) |
98.5 (3.88) |
70.1 (2.76) |
54.2 (2.13) |
47.5 (1.87) |
65.5 (2.58) |
100.0 (3.94) |
80.5 (3.17) |
55.4 (2.18) |
820.1 (32.29) |
Average precipitation days | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 177 |
Averagerelative humidity(%) | 79 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 |
Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] |
Gallery
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Church of Tenjo
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Chapel in Tenjo
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City council
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Cave in Tenjo
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Rock art in Tenjo
References
[edit]- ^abc(in Spanish)Official website Tenjo
- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-03-04.Retrieved2013-12-28.
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:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^"Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010"(in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived fromthe originalon 15 August 2016.Retrieved17 June2024.