Suesca
Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Suesca is a town and municipality in the Almeidas Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. It is located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 59 kilometres (37 mi) north of the capital Bogotá. Suesca forms the northern edge of the Bogotá savanna and is a scenic countryside town which is well known because its landscape attracts devotees of rock climbing, trekking, and rafting. It is surrounded by dairy farms and flower plantations. The municipality borders Cucunubá and Lenguazaque in the north, Sesquilé and Gachancipá in the south, Chocontá in the east and Nemocón in the west.[1]
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Suesca | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 05°06′N 73°48′W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Cundinamarca |
Province | Almeidas Province |
Founded | 14 March 1537 |
Founded by | Diego Canesto Arenas III |
Government | |
• Mayor | Orlando Quilaguy Mestizo (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 177 km2 (68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,584 m (8,478 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 17,318 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
• Urban | 8,567 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | Official website |
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