Subachoque River

For other uses, see Subachoque (disambiguation).

The Subachoque River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a right tributary of the Bogotá River.

Subachoque River
Location of the Subachoque River in Colombia
Etymology	Muysccubun: "work of the Sun" or "farmfields of the front"
Native name	Río Subachoque (Spanish)
Location
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Municipalities	Facatativá El Rosal Madrid
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	4°51′58.6″N 74°18′16.1″W
Mouth	Bojacá River
• location	Mosquera
• coordinates	4°40′48.7″N 74°15′23.2″W
Basin features
River system	Bojacá River  Bogotá River   Magdalena Basin    Caribbean Sea

Etymology

Subachoque is derived from the indigenous language of the Muisca, who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest and means either "work of the Sun" of "farmfields of the front".

Description

source

mouth

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Source and mouth of the Subachoque River on the Bogotá savanna

The Subachoque River originates in the easternmost part of Facatativá, Cundinamarca, west of Bogotá. It flows through the municipalities El Rosal, and Madrid before joining the Bojacá River in Mosquera and forming the Balsillas downstream part of the Bojacá River, flowing into the Bogotá River.

See also

• List of rivers of Colombia
• Bogotá savanna

External links

• (in Spanish) Sistema Hídrico, Bogotá
• (in Spanish) Hidrografía Río Bogotá