Suba (Bogotá)

Suba
Locality of Bogotá
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Location of the locality in the city of Bogotá
Location of the locality in the Capital District of Bogotá
Country	Colombia
City	Bogotá D.C.
Neighbourhoods	List Suba Prado Ciudad Jardín Norte Mazurén Niza
Area
• Total	100.56 km2 (38.83 sq mi)
Elevation	2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	1,161,500
• Density	12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Website	Official website

Suba is the 11th locality of the Capital District of the Colombian capital city, Bogotá. Suba is located in the north of the city, bordering to the north the municipality of Chía in Cundinamarca Department, to the west the municipality of Cota, to the east the locality Usaquén and to the south the localities Engativá and Barrios Unidos.

Suba is either derived from the Chibcha contraction Suba, meaning "Flower of the Sun" (uba = "fruit" or "flower", sua = "Sun", minus its last vowel, making it a possessive) or from the words sua (Sun) and sie (water).

Suba has certain green areas mostly concentrated to the west of the locality, on the Hills of Suba and the Hills of La Conejera as well as the plains where urbanization has developed. Suba has become a residential area with small industrial and commercial zones located in the south of the locality. It is also crossed by a small mountain range that includes the hills of Suba and La Conejera separating Suba in two areas; the eastern side being more integrated to the urban area of Bogota.

The locality borders the Bogotá River to the northwest and borders at the 220th Street the municipality of Chia. To the south, the Juan Amarillo River and the 100th Street form the boundary with the localities of Engativá and Barrios Unidos. The eastern limit is the Autopista Norte with the locality of Usaquén and to the west, the Bogotá River forms the boundary with the municipality of Cota.