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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 30,000[1] (1537) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
Cundinamarca, Tolima,  Colombia | |
| Languages | |
| Cariban (Panche), Colombian Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional religion, Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Muzo, Muisca, Sutagao, Pijao |
The Panche or Tolima are an indigenous group of people that lived in what is now Colombia. They inhabited the southwestern parts of the department of Cundinamarca and the northeastern areas of the department of Tolima, close to the Magdalena River. At the time of the Spanish conquest, more than 30,000 Panche were living in what would become the New Kingdom of Granada.[1] Early knowledge about the Panche has been compiled by scholar Pedro Simón.