Cota
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Municipality and town | |
 Aerial view of Cota and the Bogotá River | |
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 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
  Cota Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°49′N 74°6′W / 4.817°N 74.100°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Province | Central Savanna Province |
| Founded | 29 November 1604 |
| Founded by | Diego Gómez de Mena |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlos Julio Moreno Gomez (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 53.68 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 town | 32,691 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20,462 |
| • Urban density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official 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]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Cota municipality with localities
- ^ (in Spanish) Official website Cota