Ricaurte, Cundinamarca
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Ricaurte | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
  Ricaurte Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°16′45″N 74°46′22″W / 4.27917°N 74.77278°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Area | |
| 128.3 km2 (49.5 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| 12,881 | |
| • Density | 100.4/km2 (260.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,857 |
| • Urban density | 508/km2 (1,320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Ricaurte is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. A law issued on 14 November 1857 created the Peñalisa District and December of the same year the name was changed to Ricaurte; in 1937 it was annexed to the Girardot municipality but it recovered its condition of municipality in 1968.
