Subachoque

Subachoque is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The municipality is situated on the Bogotá savanna with the urban centre at an altitude of 2,663 metres (8,737 ft) at a distance of 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the capital Bogotá. Subachoque is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá and borders Zipaquirá, Tabio and Tenjo in the east, Zipaquirá and Pacho in the north, San Francisco and Supatá in the west and Madrid and El Rosal in the south. Subachoque is composed of 17 subdivisions: Altania, Canica Alta, Canica Baja, Cascajal, El Guamal, El Pantano, El Páramo, El Tobal, Galdámez, La Cuesta, La Pradera, La Unión, La Yegüera, Llanitos, Rincón Santo, Santa Rosa, Tibagota, El Valle.

Subachoque
Municipality and town
Vue of Subachoque
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Subachoque
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°55′41″N 74°10′25″W
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceWestern Savanna Province
Founded16 March 1774
Founded byJacinto Roque Salgado
Government
  MayorJuan Guillermo Cortés Ballén
(2016-2019)
Area
  Municipality and town211.53 km2 (81.67 sq mi)
  Urban
0.813 km2 (0.314 sq mi)
Elevation
2,663 m (8,737 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Municipality and town16,117
  Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
  Urban
6,061
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website
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