Funza

Funza
Municipality and town
Wetland in Funza
Wetland in Funza
Flag of Funza
Official seal of Funza
Location of the municipality and town of Funza in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Funza in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Funza is located in Colombia
Funza
Funza
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°43′3″N 74°12′34″W / 4.71750°N 74.20944°W / 4.71750; -74.20944
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceWestern Savanna
Founded20 April 1537
Founded byGonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Government
 • MayorManuel Antonio Montagu Briceño
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town67.75 km2 (26.16 sq mi)
 • Urban
7.78 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Elevation
2,548 m (8,360 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town93,154
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
 • Urban
90,671
 • Urban density12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
DemonymFunzano
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code+1
WebsiteOfficial website

Funza (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfunsa]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, of the department of Cundinamarca. Funza is situated on the Bogotá savanna, the southwestern part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban centre at an altitude of 2,548 metres (8,360 ft). In Funza the La Florida wetland, part of the wetlands of Bogotá, a remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Humboldt, still exists. The town is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá and borders Madrid and Tenjo in the north, Mosquera in the south, Madrid in the west and Cota and the locality Engativá of the capital Bogotá in the east. The eastern boundary is formed by the Bogotá River. Funza is the site of the former main settlement Bacatá of the Muisca Confederation. Modern Funza was founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada during the Spanish conquest of the Muisca on April 20, 1537.[2]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Funza municipality with localities
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Funza Archived 2015-12-21 at the Wayback Machine