Bogotá
capital city of Colombia
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Bogotá is a municipality of Colombia[1]. Bogotá ranks in the top 0.098% of municipality of colombia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,710 views/month, #1 of 1,026).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cundinamarca Department[3]
- Country: Colombia[4]
- Head of government: Carlos Fernando Galán[5]
- Instance of: first-level administrative division[6], capital district or territory[7], big city[8], direct-controlled municipality[9], human settlement[10], largest city[11]
- Official language: Spanish[12]
- Shares border with: Cota, Cundinamarca[13], Soacha[14], Chía[15], Funza[16], Mosquera[17]
- Founder: Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada[18]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Usaquén[19], Chapinero[20], Santa Fe[21], San Cristóbal[22], Usme[23], Tunjuelito[24], Bosa[25], Kennedy[26], Fontibón[27], Engativá[28], Suba[29], Barrios Unidos[30], Teusaquillo[31], Los Mártires[32]
- Flag: flag of Bogotá[33]
- Twinned administrative body: Miami[34], Dubai[35], Cádiz[36], Tegucigalpa[37], London[38], Turin[39], Amsterdam[40], Chicago[41], Buenos Aires[42], Mexico City[43], Athens[44], Madrid[45], Tripoli[46], Seoul[47]
- Legislative body: Bogotá city council[48]
- Executive body: office of the mayor of Bogotá[49]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Bogotá[50]
- Postal code: 11[51]
- Commons category: Bogotá[52]
- Licence plate code: BOG[53]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Bogotá include Bogotá metropolitan area[54], a metropolitan area[55], in Colombia[56] and Hyloscirtus bogotensis[57], a taxon[58].
Why It Matters
Bogotá has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Bogotá is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for Bogotá include Bogotá metropolitan area[54], a metropolitan area[55], in Colombia[56] and Hyloscirtus bogotensis[57], a taxon[58].