| Official Name: | Tenjo |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Coordinates: | 4.9167°N -84°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cundinamarca |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Savanna Province |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 8 April 1603 |
| Founder: | Diego Gómez de Mena |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Juan Gabriel Gómez Campo (2016–2019) |
| Area Total Km2: | 108 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 2 |
| Elevation M: | 2587 |
| Population Total: | 18387 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 10915 |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Website: | Official website |
Tenjo is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is located at an altitude of 2587m (8,488feet) on the Bogotá savanna. Tenjo is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá and borders Chía, Madrid, Tabio, Funza, Subachoque and Cota.[1]
Tenjo in Muisca language literally translates "in the big mouth".[1]
The area of Tenjo was inhabited by the Muisca in the times before the Spanish conquest. Tenjo was ruled by the zipa based in Bacatá. Ancient rock art has been discovered in Tenjo.
Modern Tenjo was founded on April 8, 1603, by Diego Gómez de Mena.[1] On the 7 of May, 1637, it was decided that the first church of the town was to be built by Alonso Serrano Hernández after being hired by Juan de Vera, Cristóbal Gómez de Silva, Juan de Orejuela and Juan de Artieda. The church was completed on August 17, 1645. By the year of 1778, there was a population of 1,009 people and 211 families, excluding 983 other native people who inhabited Tenjo.
Tenjo's economy is mainly based on horticulture and livestock-breeding. Thanks to its relatively close position to Bogotá, Tenjo is starting to become part of its suburbs and with many schools being established here that have collaborated with this effect.