Ricaurte is a municipality and town of Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

 in the department

Departments of Colombia

Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...

 of Cundinamarca

Cundinamarca Department

- Origin of the name :The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua. Meaning "Condor's Nest", it was used in pre-Columbian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands....

. but the Law of November 14 of 1857 have created with the Peñalisa District and December the same year change the name for Ricaurte; in 1937 have anexed to Girardot municipality but recovery his condition of municipality in 1968

Another Facts

• Market Day: Thursday and Sunday
• Distance from Bogotá: 142 km
• Foundation: 1813 like Peñalisa
• Created: Departamental Decret No. 409 of March 11 of 1968
• Median temperature: 27 °C
• Demonym:
• Dane Code:

Veredas

The Municipality of Ricaurte have 16 Veredas, 17 with de Urban Zone the Veredas are:

• Callejón, Casablanca, Cumaca, El Paso, El Portal, La Carrera , La Tetilla , La Virginia, Las Veras, Llano del Pozo, Limoncito , Manuel Norte , Manuel Sur ,Pto Peñalisa, San Francisco, San Martin and Zona Urbana