Suesca

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Suesca
Municipality and town
Central square of Suesca
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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Suesca Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 05°06′N 73°48′W / 5.100°N 73.800°W / 5.100; -73.800
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Province	Almeidas Province
Founded	14 March 1537
Founded by	Diego Canesto Arenas III
Government
• Mayor	Orlando Quilaguy Mestizo (2016-2019)
Area
• Municipality and town	177 km2 (68 sq mi)
Elevation	2,584 m (8,478 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality and town	17,318
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Urban	8,567
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

Suesca is a town and municipality in the Almeidas Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. It is located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 59 kilometres (37 mi) north of the capital Bogotá. Suesca forms the northern edge of the Bogotá savanna and is a scenic countryside town which is well known because its landscape attracts devotees of rock climbing, trekking, and rafting. It is surrounded by dairy farms and flower plantations. The municipality borders Cucunubá and Lenguazaque in the north, Sesquilé and Gachancipá in the south, Chocontá in the east and Nemocón in the west.^[1]