El Rosal, Cundinamarca

El Rosal
Municipality and town
Seismological station in El Rosal
Seismological station in El Rosal
Flag of El Rosal
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
El Rosal is located in Colombia
El Rosal
El Rosal
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°51′7″N 74°15′46″W / 4.85194°N 74.26278°W / 4.85194; -74.26278
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceWestern Savanna Province
Founded28 March 1903
Founded byAna Vicenta González
Government
 • MayorHugo Orlando Arévalo Pulído
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town87.21 km2 (33.67 sq mi)
 • Urban
0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation
2,685 m (8,809 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town22,065
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
 • Urban
18,958
 • Urban density20,000/km2 (52,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

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.[2]