Sutamarchán
Sutamarchán | |
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Municipality and town | |
Central square and church of Sutamarchán | |
Location of the municipality and town of Sutamarchán in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Ricaurte Province |
| Founded | 14 December 1556 |
| Founded by | Antonio de Santana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Andrés Rodríguez Saavedra (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 102 km2 (39 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 5,916 | |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,352 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Sutamarchán is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the department of Boyacá of Colombia. Sutamarchán is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at 44 kilometres (27 mi) from the department capital Tunja. It borders Santa Sofía in the north, Sáchica and Villa de Leyva in the east, Saboyá in the west and Ráquira and Tinjacá in the south.