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Also known as Sutamarchan

Sutamarchán is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the department of Boyacá of Colombia. Sutamarchán is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at from the department capital Tunja. It borders Santa Sofía in the north, Sáchica and Villa de Leyva in the east, Saboyá in the west and Ráquira and Tinjacá in the south.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Sutamarchán
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
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Sutamarchán Parque.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Central square and church of Sutamarchán
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Flag of Sutamarchán (Boyacá).svg
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Boyaca - Sutamarchan.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town of Sutamarchán in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Boyacá Department
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Ricaurte Province
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Miguel Andrés Rodríguez Saavedra(2020-2023)
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Founded

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Sutamarchán
Country
Colombia
Population
5916
Area
102
Elevation
1800
Image
Sutamarchán Parque.JPG
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Commons category
Sutamarchán
inception
1556-01-01
native label
Sutamarchán
language of work or name
Chibchan
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Economy
  • Born in Sutamarchán
  • Gallery
  • Panoramas
  • References

Sutamarchán is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the department of Boyacá of Colombia. Sutamarchán is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at from the department capital Tunja. It borders Santa Sofía in the north, Sáchica and Villa de Leyva in the east, Saboyá in the west and Ráquira and Tinjacá in the south.

== Etymology == The name Sutamarchán is derived from the Chibcha sovereign Suta and Spanish marchán: "Merchant of the sovereign Suta". Marchán refers to Pedro Merchan de Velasco, who was an 18th-century encomendero of Suta.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sutamarchán” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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