Gachetá should not be confused with Guachetá.
| Gachetá, Cundinamarca | |
| Etymology: | Muysccubun "Behind our farmfields" |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cundinamarca |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guavio Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Julio Enrique Aguilera Jiménez (2016–2019) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 2 April 1593 |
| Founder: | Miguel de Ibarra |
| Area Total Km2: | 262.16 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 0.96 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 11086 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 3689 |
| Coordinates: | 4.8176°N -73.636°W |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 1745 |
Gachetá, Cundinamarca is a municipality and town of Colombia, capital of the Guavio Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre of Gachetá is situated at an altitude of 1745m (5,725feet) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The municipality borders Machetá and Manta in the north, the department of Boyacá and Ubalá in the east, Gama and Junín in the south and Guatavita in the west.[1]
The name Gachetá comes from Muysccubun and means "behind our farmfields".
Gachetá before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca, organised in their loose Muisca Confederation. Gachetá was part of the domains of the cacique of Guatavita.
Modern Gachetá was founded on April 2, 1593, by Miguel de Ibarra.
Main economical activity of Gachetá is agriculture, with main products coffee, maize, yuca, arracacha, potatoes, beans, sugarcane and blackberries cultivated.