Suesca

Suesca
Municipality and town
Central square of Suesca
Central square of Suesca
Flag of Suesca
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Suesca is located in Colombia
Suesca
Suesca
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 05°06′N 73°48′W / 5.100°N 73.800°W / 5.100; -73.800
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceAlmeidas Province
Founded14 March 1537
Founded byDiego Canesto Arenas III
Government
 • MayorOrlando Quilaguy Mestizo
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town177 km2 (68 sq mi)
Elevation
2,584 m (8,478 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town17,318
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
 • Urban
8,567
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Suesca is a town and municipality in the Almeidas Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. It is located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 59 kilometres (37 mi) north of the capital Bogotá. Suesca forms the northern edge of the Bogotá savanna and is a scenic countryside town which is well known because its landscape attracts devotees of rock climbing, trekking, and rafting. It is surrounded by dairy farms and flower plantations. The municipality borders Cucunubá and Lenguazaque in the north, Sesquilé and Gachancipá in the south, Chocontá in the east and Nemocón in the west.[1]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Suesca