Sesquilé
Sesquilé | |
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Municipality and town | |
View of Sesquilé | |
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°2′43″N 73°47′50″W / 5.04528°N 73.79722°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Almeidas Province |
| Founded | 12 October 1600 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nelson Uriel Robayo López (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| 141 km2 (54 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,595 m (8,514 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 13,936 | |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,468 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Sesquilé is a town and municipality in Almeidas Province in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. Sesquilé in the Chibcha language of the Muisca means "hot water".
Sesquilé is adjacent to Tominé Reservoir and nearby Lake Guatavita, the suspected site of the El Dorado legend.