| Sutatenza | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Boyacá Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eastern Boyacá Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Oscar Yovany Montenegro Salcedo (2020-2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 22 October 1783 |
| Area Total Km2: | 41.26 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 4086 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 769 |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 1890 |
| Website: | Official website |
Sutatenza (pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality in the Eastern Boyacá Province of the department of Boyacá, Colombia. It is located 125km (78miles) from the Colombian capital Bogotá and 118km (73miles) from the department capital Tunja. Sutatenza borders Somondoco, Guateque, Tenza and Garagoa.[1]
The name Sutatenza comes from Chibcha and means either "Cloud behind the anchovy" or "Descending to the house of the cacique".[1] [2]
In the time before the Spanish conquest, Sutatenza, situated in the Tenza Valley to the east of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, was ruled by a cacique called Tenzuzucá or Tenzucá, loyal to the zaque of Hunza. Conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada in his quest for El Dorado and the rich emerald deposits of the Muisca Confederation visited Sutatenza in 1537.
Modern Sutatenza was not founded until October 22, 1783.[1]
Sutatenza has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cfb)[3] with mild temperatures and frequent rainfall. A dry season between December and February produces warmer and drier weather.
Main economical activities of Sutatenza are agriculture and aviculture. A small salt mine is operated in the vereda Salitre.[1]