Anapoima

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Localization in Cundinamarca, in Colombia

Coordinates: 4°33′01″N 74°32′10″W / 4.55028°N 74.53611°WCoordinates: 4°33′01″N 74°32′10″W / 4.55028°N 74.53611°W

Government

• Mayor

Cesar Augusto Camargo Cardona ^[1]

Area

• City

124.2 km² (48.0 sq mi)

Elevation

710 m (2,330 ft)

Population (2006 census estimate)

• City

11,337

• Urban

4,804

Time zone

COT (UTC-5)

• Summer (DST)

COT (UTC-5)

Website

http://www.anapoima-cundinamarca.gov.co

Anapoima (Spanish pronunciation: [anaˈpoima]) is a Colombian municipality in the department of Cundinamarca located 87 km (54 mi) from Bogotá.

History

The first inhabitants of the region were the Anapoymas Indians of the Panche nation. Between Tocaima and Tena there existed only small indigenous houses. The town was founded on August 10, 1627 by the Spanish counsellor Don Lesmes de Espinosa Saravia. With the passing of time, following Spanish colonisation, it became the resting place for travellers whose destination was the south of Colombia.

Geography

The town is located in the south west of the Cundinamarca Department, in the warm zone of the Tequendama province.

Town limits

To the north is located the town of La Mesa, to the south the towns of Apulo and Viota, to the east the town El Colegio, and to the west the towns of Jerusalén and Quipile.

Climate

The average annual temperature is 26 °C (79 °F).

Hymn

Fuiste cuna de Poimas y Anapoimas
Acoges a la inmensa humanidad
Te conviertes en toda una heredad
De quien viene a tus puertas a llamar

De la tribu Panche eres su hija
De los bravos Tolimas eres nieta
De la raza caribe heredera
Y de honrosa estirpe ancestral

Manantial de vida amor y paz
Salud de quien quiera en ti vivir
Amanecer de luz y de solaz
Aseguras eterno porvenir

Cuanto quieres a tus hijos
Y a quien te viene a buscar
Que amorosa le ofreces cobijo
Y hasta el alma le llegas a sanar (bis)

ANAPOIMA, ANAPOIMA
Sol de la eterna juventud

Author: Andrés Iriarte

References

↑ "Mayor of Anapoima Cundinamarca". 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-22.

External links

Population Retrieved on 200-07-22

Provinces and Municipalities in Cundinamarca Department

Almeidas Province	Chocontá Machetá Manta Sesquilé Suesca Tibiritá Villapinzón

Upper Magdalena Province	Agua de Dios Girardot Guataquí Jerusalén Nariño Nilo Ricaurte Tocaima

Lower Magdalena Province	Caparrapí Guaduas Puerto Salgar

Gualivá Province	Albán La Peña La Vega Nimaima Nocaima Quebradanegra San Francisco Sasaima Supatá Útica Vergara Villeta

Guavio Province	Gachalá Gachetá Gama Guasca Guatavita Junín La Calera Ubalá

Central Magdalena Province	Beltrán Bituima Chaguaní Guayabal de Síquima Pulí San Juan de Rioseco Vianí

Medina Province	Medina Paratebueno

Eastern Province	Cáqueza Chipaque Choachí Fómeque Fosca Guayabetal Gutiérrez Quetame Ubaque Une

Rionegro Province	El Peñón La Palma Pacho Paime San Cayetano Topaipí Villagómez Yacopí

Central Savanna Province	Cajicá Chía Cogua Cota Gachancipá Nemocón Sopó Tabio Tenjo Tocancipá Zipaquirá

Western Savanna Province	Bojacá El Rosal Facatativá Funza Madrid Mosquera Subachoque Zipacón

Soacha Province	Sibaté Soacha

Sumapaz Province	Arbeláez Cabrera Fusagasugá Granada Pandi Pasca San Bernardo Silvania Tibacuy Venecia

Tequendama Province	Anapoima Anolaima Apulo Cachipay El Colegio La Mesa Quipile San Antonio del Tequendama Tena Viotá

Ubaté Province	Carmen de Carupa Cucunubá Fúquene Guachetá Lenguazaque Simijaca Susa Sutatausa Tausa Ubaté

Metropolitan Area of Bogotá	Bogotá, Capital District

See also: List of municipalities in Cundinamarca

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