Bogotá

Summary

Bogotá is a municipality of Colombia^[1]. Bogotá ranks in the top 0.098% of municipality_of_colombia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,806 views/month, #1 of 1,026).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bogotá is located in Cundinamarca Department^[3].
• Bogotá is in the country of Colombia^[4].
• Bogotá's head of government is recorded as Carlos Fernando Galán^[5].
• Bogotá's instance of is recorded as municipality of Colombia^[6].
• Bogotá's instance of is recorded as first-level administrative division^[7].
• Bogotá's instance of is recorded as capital district or territory^[8].
• Bogotá's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Bogotá's instance of is recorded as direct-controlled municipality^[10].
• Bogotá's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[11].
• Bogotá's instance of is recorded as largest city^[12].
• Bogotá's official language is recorded as Spanish^[13].
• Bogotá's shares border with is recorded as Q579820^[14].
• Bogotá's shares border with is recorded as Soacha^[15].
• Bogotá's shares border with is recorded as Chía^[16].
• Bogotá's shares border with is recorded as Funza^[17].
• Bogotá's shares border with is recorded as Mosquera^[18].
• Bogotá's founder is recorded as Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada^[19].
• Bogotá's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Usaquén^[20].
• Bogotá's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chapinero^[21].
• Bogotá's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Fe^[22].
• Bogotá's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Cristóbal^[23].
• Bogotá's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Usme^[24].
• Bogotá's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tunjuelito^[25].
• Bogotá's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bosa^[26].
• Bogotá's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kennedy^[27].

Body

Founding

Bogotá's founder is recorded as Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada^[19].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bogotá include Bogotá metropolitan area^[28], a metropolitan area^[29], in Colombia^[30] and Hyloscirtus bogotensis^[31], a taxon^[32].

Why It Matters

Bogotá ranks in the top 0.098% of municipality_of_colombia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,806 views/month, #1 of 1,026).^[2] Bogotá has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Bogotá is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Bogotá include Bogotá metropolitan area^[28], a metropolitan area^[29], in Colombia^[30] and Hyloscirtus bogotensis^[31], a taxon^[32].