Tenjo

For subdistricts of Indonesia, see Tenjo, Indonesia.

Tenjo
town
Overview
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Location of the town and municipality of Tenjo in Cundinamarca Department.
Tenjo Location in Colombia
Coordinates:
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Built	April 8, 1603
Government
• Mayor	Hansy Zapata Tibaquira
Area
• Total	108 km2 (42 sq mi)
Elevation	2,587 m (8,488 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	19,176
• Density	358.7/km2 (929/sq mi)
Website	tenjo-cundinamarca.gov.co

Tenjo is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.

History

Tenjo in Muisca language literally translates "in the big mouth", and it is believed that Tenjo was a previous native settlement. 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

Tenjo's economy is mainly based on horticulture and stock-breeding. Thanks to its relatively close position to Bogotá, Tenjo is starting to become part of its suburbs and with many schools being established here that have collaborated with this effect.

Sister cities

• Spain: Las Gabias

Notable People from Tenjo

• Crisanto Luque Sánchez (1889–1959), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.