Villapinzón

The municipality is located in the uppermost part of the Bogotá River Basin; the origin of the river is within the municipality Villapinzón at an elevation of 3400 m.

• Name — Villapinzón • Other Name — Hato Viejo • Settlement Type — Municipality and town • Mapsize — 250px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Colombia • Subdivision Type1 — Department • Subdivision Name1 — Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Almeidas Province • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Gildardo Ansisar Melo Garnica (2016-2019) • Established Title — Founded • Established Date — 14 October 1776 • Founder — Francisco de Vargas Figueroa • Area Total Km2 — 249 • Area Urban Km2 — 0.39 • Population As Of — 2015 • Population Total — 19742 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Urban — 6526 • Timezone — Colombia Standard Time • Utc Offset — -5 • Elevation M — 2715

Villapinzón was named Hato Viejo for most of its history. In 1903, the name was changed to "Pinzón", honouring Próspero Pinzón Romero, commander of the army and Minister of War of Colombia under Colombian president José Manuel Marroquín. Próspero Pinzón Romero was born in Hato Viejo. A year later, it became Villapinzón.

The history of Villapinzón is relatively young; historian Ramón Correa studied the pre-Columbian history of the area and did not find evidence Villapinzón was populated before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca. Villapinzón was founded on October 14, 1776 by Francisco de Vargas Figueroa.

Economically, Villapinzón is characterized by a large tannery (curtido) industry. Additionally, agriculture and livestock farming are important.

• Próspero Pinzón, namesake of the municipality and Minister of War • Rodrigo Contreras, professional cyclist • Efraím Rico, former professional cyclist

• Illustration — View of Villapinzón from Altamira • Illustration — Train station • Illustration — Headwaters of the Bogotá River