Tena
Municipality and town
Flower in Tena
Flag Seal
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Tena Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°39′17″N 74°23′24″W / 4.65472°N 74.39000°W / 4.65472; -74.39000
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Province	Tequendama Province
Founded	11 December 1607
Founded by	Borja
Government
• Mayor	Luis Carlos Vargas Lozano (2020-2023)
Area
• Municipality and town	55 km2 (21 sq mi)
• Urban	25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	1,384 m (4,541 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality and town	8,941
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Urban	849
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

Tena is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Tequendama Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is located at an altitude of 1,384 metres (4,541 ft) at a distance of 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Bojaca in the north, La Mesa in the west, San Antonio del Tequendama in the east and El Colegio in the south. The southern border of Tena is formed by the Bogotá River.^[1]

In the Chibcha language, Tena means "Place of rest for the zipa".^[1]

In the times before the Spanish conquest, Tena was inhabited by the Muisca. The area of Tena formed the western border region with the territories of the Panche.

Modern Tena was founded on December 11, 1607 by Borja.^[1]

Main economical activities in Tena are agriculture, livestock farming and fishing.^[1]

v t e Provinces and Municipalities in Cundinamarca Department
Almeidas Province	Chocontá Machetá Manta Sesquilé Suesca Tibiritá Villapinzón
Upper Magdalena Province	Agua de Dios Girardot Guataquí Jerusalén Nariño Nilo Ricaurte Tocaima
Lower Magdalena Province	Caparrapí Guaduas Puerto Salgar
Gualivá Province	Albán La Peña La Vega Nimaima Nocaima Quebradanegra San Francisco Sasaima Supatá Útica Vergara Villeta
Guavio Province	Gachalá Gachetá Gama Guasca Guatavita Junín La Calera Ubalá
Central Magdalena Province	Beltrán Bituima Chaguaní Guayabal de Síquima Pulí San Juan de Rioseco Vianí
Medina Province	Medina Paratebueno
Eastern Province	Cáqueza Chipaque Choachí Fómeque Fosca Guayabetal Gutiérrez Quetame Ubaque Une
Rionegro Province	El Peñón La Palma Pacho Paime San Cayetano Topaipí Villagómez Yacopí
Central Savanna Province	Cajicá Chía Cogua Cota Gachancipá Nemocón Sopó Tabio Tenjo Tocancipá Zipaquirá
Western Savanna Province	Bojacá El Rosal Facatativá Funza Madrid Mosquera Subachoque Zipacón
Soacha Province	Sibaté Soacha
Sumapaz Province	Arbeláez Cabrera Fusagasugá Granada Pandi Pasca San Bernardo Silvania Tibacuy Venecia
Tequendama Province	Anapoima Anolaima Apulo Cachipay El Colegio La Mesa Quipile San Antonio del Tequendama Tena Viotá
Ubaté Province	Carmen de Carupa Cucunubá Fúquene Guachetá Lenguazaque Simijaca Susa Sutatausa Tausa Ubaté
Metropolitan Area of Bogotá	Bogotá, Capital District
See also: List of municipalities in Cundinamarca