Cota, Cundinamarca

Cota
Gota
Municipality and town
Aerial view of Cota and the Bogotá River
Aerial view of Cota and the Bogotá River
Flag of Cota
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Cota is located in Colombia
Cota
Cota
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°49′N 74°6′W / 4.817°N 74.100°W / 4.817; -74.100
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceCentral Savanna Province
Founded29 November 1604
Founded byDiego Gómez de Mena
Government
 • MayorCarlos Julio Moreno Gomez
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town53.68 km2 (20.73 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation
2,566 m (8,419 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town32,691
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
 • Urban
20,462
 • Urban density6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Cota is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Cota is part of the metropolitan area of Colombian capital Bogotá which centre is 26 kilometres (16 mi) away. The urban centre of Cota is located at an altitude of 2,566 metres (8,419 ft) and the municipality borders Chía in the north, Funza in the south, Suba, part of Bogotá in the east and Tenjo in the west.[2]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Cota municipality with localities
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Cota