Founded 22 October 1783 Website Official website Local time Saturday 11:31 AM | Elevation 1,890 m (6,200 ft) Area 41.26 km² Population 4,086 (2015) | |
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) Weather 21°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Sutatenza ([sutaˈtensa]) is a town and municipality in the Eastern Boyacá Province of the department of Boyacá, Colombia. It is located 125 kilometres (78 mi) from the Colombian capital Bogotá and 118 kilometres (73 mi) from the department capital Tunja. Sutatenza borders Somondoco, Guateque, Tenza and Garagoa.
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Map of Sutatenza, Boyac%C3%A1, Colombia
Etymology
The name Sutatenza comes from Chibcha and means either "Cloud behind the anchovy" or "Descending to the house of the cacique".
History
In the time before the Spanish conquest, Sutatenza, situated in the Tenza Valley to the east of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, was ruled by a cacique called Tenzuzucá or Tenzucá, loyal to the zaque of Hunza. Conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada in his quest for El Dorado and the rich emerald deposits of the Muisca Confederation visited Sutatenza in 1537.
Modern Sutatenza was not founded until October 22, 1783.
Economy
Main economical activities of Sutatenza are agriculture and aviculture. A small salt mine is operated in the vereda Salitre.