Jenesano
title: "Jenesano" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-boyacá-department", "populated-places-established-in-1828", "1828-establishments-in-gran-colombia"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-boyaca-department" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenesano" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jenesano |
| other_name | Piranguata, Genazzano |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| image_skyline | jenesano1.jpg |
| imagesize | 300px |
| image_caption | View of Jenesano |
| image_flag | Flag of Jenesano (Boyacá).svg |
| image_seal | Escudo de Jenesano.svg |
| image_map | Colombia - Boyaca - Jenesano.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality and town of Jenesano in the Boyacá Department of Colombia |
| pushpin_map | Colombia |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Colombia |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Colombia |
| subdivision_type1 | Department |
| subdivision_name1 | Boyacá Department |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Márquez Province |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Nubia Jacqueline Caro Pérez |
| (2020-2023) | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 25 February 1828 |
| area_total_km2 | 59 |
| area_urban_km2 | 0.55 |
| population_as_of | 2015 |
| population_total | 7640 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 1980 |
| timezone | Colombia Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| elevation_m | 2100 |
| website | |
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Etymology
Jenesano was called Piranguata at time of foundation. The name was changed in 1833 to Genazzano, referring to the province in Italy. Later, it became Jenesano, meaning "healthy people" or "healthy village".
History
The area of Jenesano before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca, organised in their loose Muisca Confederation. Jenesano was part of the rule of the zaque of Hunza.
Modern Jenesano was not founded until 1828, after the independence of Colombia from the Spanish Empire.
Economy
Main activity of Jenesano is agriculture, predominantly fruits as uchuva, tree tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, beans, maize, peaches, pears and apples.
Gallery
File:Jenesano.png|Church of Jenesano
References
References
- {{in lang. es [http://www.jenesano-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Jenesano]{{Dead link. (February 2020)
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