| Cáqueza | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eastern Province, Cundinamarca |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Engineer Jaime Hernando Carrillo Velásquez 2020. |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 23 October 1600 |
| Founder: | Luis Enríquez |
| Area Total Km2: | 38 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 17048 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 7297 |
| Coordinates: | 4.4053°N -73.9478°W |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 1746 |
| Website: | Official website |
Cáqueza (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The town, located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, is 39km (24miles) from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Fosca in the south, Ubaque in the north, Une and Chipaque in the west and Quetame in the east.[1]
The name Cáqueza comes from Chibcha and means "Region or enclosure without forest".[1]
The area of Cáqueza in the times before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca and Cáqueza was ruled by the zipa based in Bacatá.
Modern Cáqueza was founded on October 23, 1600 by Luis Enríquez.[1]
Main economic activities in Cáqueza are agriculture and livestock farming. Important agricultural products are beans, maize, peas and onions.[1]