Country Colombia Founded 16 March 1774 Website Official website Area 211.5 km² Local time Thursday 2:55 AM | Department Cundinamarca Founded by Jacinto Roque Salgado Elevation 2,663 m Population 16,117 (2015) Province Western Savanna Province | |
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Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) Weather 14°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Subachoque, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Etymology
The name Subachoque comes from Chibcha and means either "Work of the Sun" or "Farmfields of the front".
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.
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.