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]
Sutatausa | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
 Street in Sutatausa | |
.svg) Flag  Seal | |
 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
  Sutatausa Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°14′50″N 73°51′9″W / 5.24722°N 73.85250°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Province | Ubaté Province |
| Founded | 24 June 1537 |
| Founded by | Hernán Pérez de Quesada |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hugo 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 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,743 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Etymology
editThe name Sutatausa comes from Chibcha and means "small tribute".[1]
History
editThe 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
editMain economical activities of Sutatausa are agriculture, dairy farming and small-scale mining. Tourism is also an important factor of income.[1]
Climate
edit| 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] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Church of Sutatausa -
Church -
Church by night -
Church interior;
Last Supper -
Rock outcrop in Sutatausa
References
edit- ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Official website Sutatausa Archived 2016-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.