General information:

Bogota: Capital of the Republic of Colombia, located in the department of Cundinamarca, also called santafe of Bogota
Foundation: 6 of August of 1538 by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Language: Spanish
Currency: Colombian peso
Indicative of the City: Nacional 091 - the International 571
Height: 2,600 meters on the level of the sea

Temperature: Bogota has a temperature average of 15°C, (59,00°F) that can oscillate between 9°C (48,20°F), and 22°C (71.60 ºF).

International hour: A difference of five hours with the Meridian of Greenwich is had.

Population: 7,2 million inhabitants (Projection DANE for year 2005)

Total area:

Capital district: 177,598 hectares.

Urban area: 30,736 hectares

Suburban area: 17,045 hectares.

Rural area: 129,815 hectares.

Size: 16 kilometers to wide and the 30 kilometers in length.

Division of the capital district: The Capital District is divided in 20 localities:

Directory of localities