| Tocancipá | |
| Etymology: | Muysccubun
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| 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: | Central Savanna Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Walfrando Adolfo Forero Bejarano (2016-2019) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 21 September 1593 |
| Founder: | Miguel de Ibarra |
| Area Total Km2: | 73.24 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1.62 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 39996 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 15355 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 4.9658°N -73.9136°W |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 2605 |
| Website: | Official website |
Tocancipá (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Tocancipá is situated in the northern part of the Bogotá savanna, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes with the urban centre at an altitude of 2605m (8,547feet). The capital Bogotá, which metropolitan area includes Tocancipá, is 42km (26miles) to the south. Tocancipá borders Gachancipá and Nemocón in the north, Zipaquirá in the west, Guasca and Guatavita in the east and Guasca and Sopó in the south.[2]
The name Tocancipá comes from Muysccubun and means "Valley of the joys of the zipa".[2]
The area of Tocancipá was inhabited early in the history of inhabitation of the Altiplano. The archaeological site Tibitó is located within the boundaries of Tocancipá and evidence of inhabitation has been dated to 11,740 ± 110 years BP.[3] At the time of arrival of the Spanish conquistadores in 1537, Tocancipá was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of different rulers of the Muisca. The zipa of Bacatá ruled over Tocancipá.
Modern Tocancipá was founded on September 21, 1593 by Miguel de Ibarra.[2]
Jaime Duque Park, a family-oriented amusement park, is located in Tocancipá. The town also hosts the Autódromo de Tocancipá, a race track where vintage and GT races are held.