Subachoque
| Subachoque | |||
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| Municipality and town | |||
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Park entrance in Subachoque | |||
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 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |||
  Subachoque Location in Colombia | |||
| Coordinates: 4°55′41″N 74°10′25″W / 4.92806°N 74.17361°WCoordinates: 4°55′41″N 74°10′25″W / 4.92806°N 74.17361°W | |||
| Country |
 Colombia | ||
| Department |
 Cundinamarca | ||
| Province | Western Savanna Province | ||
| Founded | 16 March 1774 | ||
| Founded by | Jacinto Roque Salgado | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor |
Juan Guillermo Cortés Ballén (2016-2019) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality and town | 211.53 km2 (81.67 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 0.813 km2 (0.314 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 2,663 m (8,737 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Municipality and town | 16,117 | ||
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 6,061 | ||
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Subachoque is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The municipality is situated on the Bogotá savanna with the urban centre at an altitude of 2,663 metres (8,737 ft) at a distance of 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the capital Bogotá. Subachoque is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá and borders Tabio and Tenjo in the east, Zipaquirá in the north, San Francisco, Pacho and Supatá in the west and Madrid and El Rosal in the south.[1]
Etymology
The name Subachoque comes from Chibcha and means either "Work of the Sun" or "Farmfields of the front".[1]
History
In the times before the Spanish conquest, the area of Subachoque formed part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of different rulers of the Muisca. Subachoque was reigned by the zipa based in Bacatá.
Modern Subachoque was founded on March 16, 1774 by Jacinto Roque Salgado.[1]
Economy
Main economical activities of Subachoque are agriculture, livestock farming and small-scale mining. The most important agricultural products cultivated are potatoes, carrots, peas and fruits as peaches, pears and apples.[1]
Born in Subachoque
- Nemesio Camacho, businessman and politician
Gallery
Antigua Ferrería de La Pradera monument
Antigua Ferrería de La Pradera monument
References
- 1 2 3 4 (Spanish) Official website Subachoque
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