Bogotá, Capital District
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| Bogotá, D.C. | |||||||
From the top: Central Bogota skyline;La Candelaria; Torre Colpatria; National Capitol in Bolivar Square; Gold Museum, Bogota
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Nickname(s): "La Atenas Suramericana" ("Most Noble and Most Loyal City") |
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| Motto: "Bogotá Mejor Para Todos" ("A Better Bogotá For All", 2016–2019) |
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.svg) Location in Colombia |
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| Coordinates: 4°35′53″N 74°4′33″W / 4.59806°N 74.07583°WCoordinates: 4°35′53″N 74°4′33″W / 4.59806°N 74.07583°W | |||||||
| Country | Colombia | ||||||
| Department | Capital District Cundinamarca (see text) |
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| Founded | 6 August 1538 (traditional) | ||||||
| Founded by | Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada | ||||||
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| • Mayor |
Enrique Peñalosa (2016–2019) |
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| Area | |||||||
| • Capital city | 1,587 km2 (613 sq mi) | ||||||
| • Urban | 307.36 km2 (118.67 sq mi) | ||||||
| Area rank | 32nd | ||||||
| Elevation | 2,640 m (8,660 ft) | ||||||
| Population (2017) | |||||||
| • Capital city | 8,080,734 | ||||||
| • Rank | 1st | ||||||
| • Metro | 9,800,000 | ||||||
| Demonym(s) | Bogotan bogotano, -na (es) |
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| Postal code | 11XXXX | ||||||
| Area code(s) | +57 1 | ||||||
| HDI (2010) | 0.965very high | ||||||
| GDP (PPP) (2014) | USD 160 billion | ||||||
| GDP (PPP) per capita (2014) | USD 17,500 | ||||||
| Website |
City Official Site Bogotá Tourism |
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Nickname(s): "La Atenas Suramericana"
("The South American Athens")
Bogotá (/ˈboʊɡəˌtɑː/, /ˌbɒɡəˈtɑː/, /ˌboʊɡəˈtɑː/; Spanish pronunciation: [boɣoˈta]), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C. (during the time of Spanish rule, and also from 1991 to 2000, called Santa Fé de Bogotá) is the capital and largest city of Colombia administered as the Capital District, although often thought of as part of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the political, economic, administrative, industrial, artistic, cultural, and sports centre of the country.
The city is located in the centre of Colombia, on a high plateau known as the Bogotá savanna, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes. It is the third-highest capital in South America (after Quito and Sucre), at an average of 2,640 metres (8,660 ft) above sea level. Subdivided into 20 localities, Bogotá has an area of 1,587 square kilometres (613 square miles) and a relatively fresh climate that is constant over the year.
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