The name of the city has its origin in the name of an intersection of roads called "Tapé Horqueta", where carts camped after long journeys.

The time of abundant rains is November, December and January, and the dry season is from June to September.

Horqueta has a population of 55,882 inhabitants, 28,936 men and 26,947 women, according to the General Direction of Statistics, Poll and Census.

In this region the most important economical activity is the agriculture, there are plantations of cotton plants, spurge, beans, manioc, corn, fruits.

45 kilometers from Concepción, by the Route to Vallemí, in the banks of the Aquidabán River, there is the Paso Horqueta, a place with beaches of white sand and ideal for camping.