Bogotá, D.C.

Bogotá
Capital city
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" ("The South American Athens") "Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad " ("Most Noble and Most Loyal City")
Motto: "Bogotá Mejor Para Todos" ("A Better Bogotá For All", 2016–2019)
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°35′53″N 74°4′33″W / 4.59806°N 74.07583°W / 4.59806; -74.07583Coordinates: 4°35′53″N 74°4′33″W / 4.59806°N 74.07583°W / 4.59806; -74.07583
Country	Colombia
Department	Capital District Cundinamarca (see text)
Founded	6 August 1538 (traditional)
Founded by	Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Government
• Mayor	Enrique Peñalosa (2016–2019)
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)
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

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 center 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.