Sesquilé
Appearance
Sesquilé | |
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Municipality and town | |
![]() View of Sesquilé | |
![]() Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
Coordinates: 5°2′43″N 73°47′50″W / 5.04528°N 73.79722°W | |
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Department | ![]() |
Province | Almeidas Province |
Founded | 12 October 1600 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nelson Uriel Robayo López (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 141 km2 (54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,595 m (8,514 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 13,936 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,468 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | Official website |
Sesquilé is a town and municipality in Almeidas Province in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. Sesquilé in the Chibcha language of the Muisca means "hot water".[2]
Sesquilé is adjacent to Tominé Reservoir and nearby Lake Guatavita, the suspected site of the El Dorado legend.
Gallery
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The Muisca raft represents the legend of El Dorado
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Las Tres Viejas (left) and Cerro de Covandonga (right)
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Lake Guatavita
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Cathedral of Sesquilé
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Cathedral
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Cathedral
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Colonial chapel
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) DANE, population Sesquilé
- ^ (in Spanish) Official website Sesquilé - accessed 06-05-2016
External links
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