Mosquera, Cundinamarca

Mosquera
Municipality and city
Central square of Mosquera
Central square of Mosquera
Flag of Mosquera
Official seal of Mosquera
Location of the municipality and town of Mosquera in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Mosquera in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Mosquera is located in Colombia
Mosquera
Mosquera
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°42′28″N 74°13′58″W / 4.70778°N 74.23278°W / 4.70778; -74.23278
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceWestern Savanna Province
Founded27 September 1861
Government
 • MayorRaul Emilio Casallas1
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and city
105.9 km2 (40.9 sq mi)
 • Urban
14.55 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Elevation
2,516 m (8,255 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and city
130,221
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
128,012
 • Urban density8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
DemonymMosqueruno
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code+1
WebsiteOfficial website

Mosquera is a municipality of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Mosquera is close to the capital Bogotá and is part of its metropolitan area. The urban centre of Mosquera is situated at an altitude of 2,516 metres (8,255 ft) on the Bogotá savanna. The municipality borders the localities Bosa and Fontibón of Bogotá in the east, Soacha in the south, Madrid and Funza in the north and Bojacá in the west.[2]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Mosquera Municipality with localities
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Mosquera Archived 2015-12-20 at the Wayback Machine