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Sutatausa

Sutatausa
Municipality and town
Street in Sutatausa
Street in Sutatausa
Flag of Sutatausa
Flag
Official seal of Sutatausa
Seal
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Sutatausa is located in Colombia
Sutatausa
Sutatausa
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°14′50″N 73°51′9″W / 5.24722°N 73.85250°W / 5.24722; -73.85250
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceUbaté Province
Founded24 June 1537
Founded byHernán Pérez de Quesada
Government
 • MayorHugo Orlando Santa Rodríguez
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town
67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation
2,550 m (8,370 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town
5,564
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,743
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Sutatausa (Spanish pronunciation: [sutaˈtawsa]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Ubaté Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The municipality is located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of 88 kilometres (55 mi) from the capital Bogotá and borders Ubaté in the north, Tausa in the south, Cucunubá in the east and Carmen de Carupa and Tausa in the west.[1]

Etymology

The name Sutatausa comes from Chibcha and means "small tribute".[1]

History

The area of Sutatause before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca, organised in their loose Muisca Confederation. Sutatausa was ruled by the zipa based in Muyquytá.

Modern Sutatausa was founded on June 24 (Saint John's day), 1537 by Hernán Pérez de Quesada, brother of conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, who on the same day founded Tenza.[1]

Economy

Main economical activities of Sutatausa are agriculture, dairy farming and small-scale mining. Tourism is also an important factor of income.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Sutatausa, elevation 2,700 m (8,900 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.2
(66.6) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.1
(64.6) 		17.5
(63.5) 		17.4
(63.3) 		17.9
(64.2) 		18.5
(65.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.3
(66.7) 		18.6
(65.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.5
(56.3) 		13.7
(56.7) 		13.8
(56.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		13.3
(55.9) 		13.3
(55.9) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.6
(56.5) 		13.9
(57.0) 		13.7
(56.7) 		13.6
(56.5) 		13.6
(56.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5) 		9.4
(48.9) 		9.5
(49.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		10.6
(51.1) 		10.1
(50.2) 		10.3
(50.5) 		10.0
(50.0) 		9.9
(49.8) 		10.5
(50.9) 		10.2
(50.4) 		9.3
(48.7) 		9.8
(49.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29.5
(1.16) 		55.5
(2.19) 		85.2
(3.35) 		92.3
(3.63) 		72.1
(2.84) 		38.7
(1.52) 		29.6
(1.17) 		29.8
(1.17) 		54.2
(2.13) 		89.5
(3.52) 		71.5
(2.81) 		41.5
(1.63) 		689.4
(27.14)
Average precipitation days 5 8 11 12 14 9 11 10 9 13 12 7 118
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]
  • Church of Sutatausa
    Church of Sutatausa
  • Church
    Church
  • Church by night
    Church by night
  • Church interior; Last Supper
    Church interior;
    Last Supper
  • Rock outcrop in Sutatausa
    Rock outcrop in Sutatausa

References

  1. ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Official website Sutatausa Archived 2016-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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