Founded 24 June 1537 Elevation 2,550 m Local time Saturday 11:31 AM | Website Official website Area 67 km² Population 5,564 (2015) | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
Sutatausa ([sutaˈtausa]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Ubaté Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The municipality is located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of 88 kilometres (55 mi) from the capital Bogotá and borders Ubaté in the north, Tausa in the south, Cucunubá in the east and Carmen de Carupa and Tausa in the west.
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Map of Sutatausa, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Etymology
The name Sutatausa comes from Chibcha and means "small tribute".
History
The area of Sutatause before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca, organised in their loose Muisca Confederation. Sutatausa was ruled by the zipa based in Bacatá.
Modern Sutatausa was founded on June 24 (Saint John's day), 1537 by Hernán Pérez de Quesada, brother of conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, who on the same day founded Tenza.
Economy
Main economical activities of Sutatausa are agriculture, dairy farming and small-scale mining. Tourism is also an important factor of income.