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Capital District (Colombia)

Bogotá
Capital city
Bogotá, D.C.
Centro fin Btá 2.jpg
Casa Cural de la Catedral 2.jpg Colpatria at Night.jpg
Fachada Capitolio.jpg BOG Museo del Oro.JPG
Flag of Bogotá
Flag
Official seal of Bogotá
Seal
Nickname(s): "La Atenas Suramericana"
("The South American Athens")
Motto: "Bogotá Mejor Para Todos"
("A Better Bogotá For All", 2016–2019)
Location in Colombia
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

Bogotá (/ˈbɡəˌtɑː/, /ˌbɒɡəˈtɑː/, /ˌbɡəˈtɑː/; 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.


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