Subachoque
Subachoque | |
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Municipality and town | |
Vue of Subachoque | |
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 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 | |
| 211.53 km2 (81.67 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 0.813 km2 (0.314 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,663 m (8,737 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 16,117 | |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,061 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| 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 Zipaquirá, Tabio and Tenjo in the east, Zipaquirá and Pacho in the north, San Francisco and Supatá in the west and Madrid and El Rosal in the south. Subachoque is composed of 17 subdivisions: Altania, Canica Alta, Canica Baja, Cascajal, El Guamal, El Pantano, El Páramo, El Tobal, Galdámez, La Cuesta, La Pradera, La Unión, La Yegüera, Llanitos, Rincón Santo, Santa Rosa, Tibagota, El Valle.