Supatá

Municipality and town

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Location of the municipality and town of Gómez Plata in the Antioquia Department of Colombia

Supatá

Location in Colombia

Coordinates: 5°3′40″N 74°14′12″W / 5.06111°N 74.23667°WCoordinates: 5°3′40″N 74°14′12″W / 5.06111°N 74.23667°W

Country

Colombia

Department

Cundinamarca

Province

Gualivá Province

Founded

13 December 1882

Founded by

Venancio and Isidro Aguilera

Government

• Mayor

Carlos Andrés Cárdenas Gómez
(2016-2019)

Area

• Municipality and town

117.7 km² (45.4 sq mi)

• Urban

0.3 km² (0.1 sq mi)

Elevation

1,780 m (5,840 ft)

Population (2015)

• Municipality and town

5,022

• Density

43/km² (110/sq mi)

• Urban

1,502

Time zone

Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Website

Official website

Supatá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Gualivá Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Supatá is located 76 kilometres (47 mi) north of the Colombian capital Bogotá. Supatá borders the municipalities Pacho, Vergara, Subachoque, La Vega and San Francisco.

Before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores in the central highlands of Colombia, the area around Supatá was inhabited by the Panche people. In Chibcha Supatá means "low and fertile land". The village is located on the northwestern edge of the Bogotá savanna at a relatively low altitude of 1780 m above sea level, while other areas within the municipality are much higher; the maximum elevation is 3,400 metres (11,200 ft).

On the El Tablazo mountain, at an altitude of 3285 m within the boundaries of Supatá, there's a cave named Cueva Chía; "Chía Cave". Chía was the Moon goddess of the Muisca who frequently invaded the territories of the Panche. It is said the people hid the treasures of Chía in this cave.

The main economical activity of Supatá is agriculture, particularly coffee, sugar cane, bananas and yuca.

Ancient fountain in Supatá
possibly indigenous

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