Pasca

Pasca
Town and municipality
Pasca's church and museum façade
Flag Seal
Location of the municipality and town of Pasca in the Department of Cundinamarca
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
Province	Sumapaz Province
Founded	15 July 1537
Founded by	Juan de Céspedes
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Katerine 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
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Urban	2,841
• Urban density	11,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombian Standard Time)
Website	Official 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]