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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 Zipaquirá, Tabio and Tenjo in the east, Zipaquirá and Pacho in the north, San Francisco and Supatá in the west and Madrid and El Rosal in the south. Subachoque is composed of 17 subdivisions: Altania, Canica Alta, Canica Baja, Cascajal, El Guamal, El Pantano, El Páramo, El Toba

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Subachoque
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Municipality and town
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2018 Subachoque, panorámica.jpg
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Vue of Subachoque
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Flag of Subachoque (Cundinamarca).svg
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Escudo de Subachoque.svg
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Colombia - Cundinamarca - Subachoque.svg
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250px
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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
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Colombia
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250
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Location in Colombia
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Country
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Department
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Cundinamarca
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Province
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Western Savanna Province
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Mayor

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Area
212
Elevation
2663
Image
2018 Cundinamarca - iglesia de Subachoque.jpg
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Subachoque
inception
1774-03-16
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  • Economy
  • Geology
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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 Zipaquirá, Tabio and Tenjo in the east, Zipaquirá and Pacho in the north, San Francisco and Supatá in the west and Madrid and El Rosal in the south. Subachoque is composed of 17 subdivisions: Altania, Canica Alta, Canica Baja, Cascajal, El Guamal, El Pantano, El Páramo, El Tobal, Galdámez, La Cuesta, La Pradera, La Unión, La Yegüera, Llanitos, Rincón Santo, Santa Rosa, Tibagota, El Valle.

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

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