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 at a distance of from the capital Bogotá. Subachoque is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá and borders Tabio and Tenjo in the east, Zipaquirá in the north, San Francisco, Pacho and Supatá in the west and Madrid and El Rosal in the south.

Etymology

The name Subachoque comes from Chibcha and means either "Work of the Sun" or "Farmfields of the front".

History

In the times before the Spanish conquest, the area of Subachoque formed part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of different rulers of the Muisca. Subachoque was reigned by the zipa based in Bacatá.
Modern Subachoque was founded on March 16, 1774 by Jacinto Roque Salgado.

Economy

Main economical activities of Subachoque are agriculture, livestock farming and small-scale mining. The most important agricultural products cultivated are potatoes, carrots, peas and fruits as peaches, pears and apples.

Geology

The Subachoque Formation is named after Subachoque.

Born in Subachoque