Manta | |
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![]() Interior of the San Joaquín church of Manta | |
Motto: Retazo de cielo (Sky piece) | |
![]() Location of the town and municipality of Manta in Cundinamarca Department | |
Coordinates: 5°05′N 73°35′W / 5.083°N 73.583°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Andean Region |
Department | ![]() |
Province | Almeidas Province |
Founded | 24 July 1773 |
Founded by | José Joaquín Pompeya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Edgar Ernesto Robayo Guerrero (2016-2019) |
Area | |
105 km2 (41 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 1,924 m (6,312 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
4,719 | |
• Urban | 1,285 |
Website | Official website |
Manta is a municipality and town located in the northeast of the department of Cundinamarca (Colombia), 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Bogotá. It is located in the Almeidas Province in the Tenza Valley. Manta borders to the north Tibiritá, to the west Machetá, to the south Gachetá and to the east Guateque and Guayatá of the department of Boyacá.[1]