El Rosal, Cundinamarca
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Seismological station in El Rosal
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 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia |
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 El Rosal
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| Coordinates: 4°51′7″N 74°15′46″W / 4.85194°N 74.26278°WCoordinates: 4°51′7″N 74°15′46″W / 4.85194°N 74.26278°W | |||
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 Colombia
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 Cundinamarca
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| Province | Western Savanna Province | ||
| Founded | 28 March 1903 | ||
| Founded by | Ana Vicenta González | ||
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| • Mayor | Hugo Orlando Arévalo Pulído (2016-2019) |
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| • Municipality and town | 86.48 km2 (33.39 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 2,685 m (8,809 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Municipality and town | 17,254 | ||
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 12,347 | ||
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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El Rosal (Spanish pronunciation: [el roˈsal]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. El Rosal is situated on the Bogotá savanna with its urban centre at an altitude of 2,685 metres (8,809 ft) and a distance of 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the capital Bogotá. It is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá. El Rosal borders Subachoque in the northeast, San Francisco in the northwest, Madrid in the southeast and Facatativá in the southwest.
The area of Subachoque, of which El Rosal was a part until 1903, in the times before the Spanish conquest, was inhabited by the Muisca. The zipa of Bacatá ruled over Subachoque. The Panche lived to the west of Subachoque and when the conquistadores arrived, they took advantage of the situation and entered the Muisca territories. Subachoque and El Rosal were submitted by Nicolás de Federman in 1538.
The Muisca agriculture consisted of potatoes, maize, coca, arracacha, sweet potatoes, tubers and chugua.
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