Pasca

Pasca
Town and municipality
Pasca's church and museum façade
Pasca's church and museum façade
Flag of Pasca
Official seal of Pasca
Location of the municipality and town of Pasca in the Department of Cundinamarca
Location of the municipality and town of Pasca in the Department of Cundinamarca
Pasca is located in Colombia
Pasca
Pasca
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°18′27″N 74°18′3″W / 4.30750°N 74.30083°W / 4.30750; -74.30083
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceSumapaz Province
Founded15 July 1537
Founded byJuan de Céspedes
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorKaterine Mora
(2020-2023)
Area
 • Town and municipality
264.24 km2 (102.02 sq mi)
 • Urban
0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation
2,180 m (7,150 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Town and municipality
12,175
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,841
 • Urban density11,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombian Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Pasca is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia located in the Andes. It belongs to the Sumapaz Province. Pasca is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of 71 kilometres (44 mi) from the capital Bogotá. It borders Fusagasugá, Sibaté and Soacha in the north, Bogotá D.C. in the north and east, Arbeláez in the south and Fusagasugá in the west. Is the entrance to the Páramo del Sumapaz, the biggest ecosystem in its genre in the world. The urban center is located at an altitude of 2,180 metres (7,150 ft) and the altitude ranges from 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) to 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).[1]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Pasca Archived 2015-05-22 at archive.today