Guasca

Guasca
Municipality and town
View of Guasca from the west
View of Guasca from the west
Flag of Guasca
Location of the municipality and town of Guasca in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Guasca in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Guasca is located in Colombia
Guasca
Guasca
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°51′57″N 73°52′38″W / 4.86583°N 73.87722°W / 4.86583; -73.87722
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceGuavio Province
Founded21 June 1600
Founded byLuis Enríquez
Government
 • MayorMiguel Arturo Garavito Diaz
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town
346 km2 (134 sq mi)
 • Urban
8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Elevation
2,710 m (8,890 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town
14,759
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban
5,203
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Guasca is a Colombian town and municipality in the Guavio Province, part of the Cundinamarca Department located approximately 55 km from Bogotá passing through the town of La Calera, Cundinamarca or 65 km passing through Sopó. Guasca borders the municipalities Tocancipá and Guatavita in the north, Junín in the east, in the south La Calera and in the west Sopó.[1]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Guasca Archived 2017-07-11 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 05-05-2016