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Bogotá, Colombia
🇨🇴 Colombia · capital

Bogotá

Bogotá is the capital and largest city of Colombia. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the main political, economic, administrative, industrial, cultural, aeronautical, technological, scientific, medical, educational and airport center of the country and northern South America.

Country
🇨🇴 Colombia
Elevation
2,583 m
Population
7,674,366
Time zone
America/Bogota
Coordinates
4.61, -74.08

At 2,583 metres, altitude sickness is no anecdote: take the first day slowly, drink water and skip the alcohol.

How far Bogotá is from other cities in Colombia

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