Quetame

Quetame
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Quetame Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°19′49″N 73°51′46″W / 4.33028°N 73.86278°WCoordinates: 4°19′49″N 73°51′46″W / 4.33028°N 73.86278°W
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Province	Eastern Province
Founded	26 June 1826
Founded by	Josè Joaquin Guarín
Government
• Mayor	Wilder Enrique Moreno Hernández (2016-2019)
Area
• Municipality and town	138.47 km^2 (53.46 sq mi)
• Urban	0.29 km^2 (0.11 sq mi)
Elevation	1,496 m (4,908 ft)
Population (2015)
• Municipality and town	7,141
• Density	52/km^2 (130/sq mi)
• Urban	1,609
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Website	Official website

Quetame is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Eastern Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre of Quetame is located at 62 kilometres (39 mi) from the capital Bogotá at an altitude of 1,496 metres (4,908 ft). The municipality borders Fómeque in the north, Fosca and Cáqueza in the west, the department of Meta in the east and in the south with Guayabetal.^[1]

Etymology

The name Quetame comes from Chibcha and means "Our farmfields on the mountains".^[1]

History

In the times before the Spanish conquest, Quetame was inhabited by the Muisca. Quetame was loyal to the cacique of Ubaque.^[1]

Modern Quetame was founded on June 26, 1826 by Josè Joaquin Guarín.^[1]

Economy

Main economical activity of Quetame is agriculture with products beans, sagú, maize, peas, arracacha and others.^[1]

Earthquake

On May 24, 2008, there was a magnitude 5.5 earthquake with epicentre in Quetame that caused at least 3 deaths and destroyed 40% of the buildings in the village. The tremor was also felt in Bogotá and Villavicencio.^[2][3]

References

1. (Spanish) Official website Quetame
2. USGS data earthquake 2008 Archived May 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
3. (Spanish) A 15 ascienden los muertos que dejó temblor del sábado en el centro del país - El Tiempo