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Tequendama Province Provincia de Tequendama |
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View of La Mesa
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| Etymology: Tequendama | |
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Location of Tequendama Province in Colombia |
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| Coordinates: 4°37′58″N 74°21′08″W / 4.63278°N 74.35222°WCoordinates: 4°37′58″N 74°21′08″W / 4.63278°N 74.35222°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Capital | San Antonio del Tequendama |
| Municipalities | 10 |
| Time zone | COT (UTC-5) |
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Panche Muisca |
Tequendama Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.
The name Tequendama means in the Chibcha language of the Muisca; "he who precipitates downward".
Tequendama Province comprises ten municipalities: