Cundinamarca
Department of Colombia

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Motto:
Capital	Bogotá
Governor
Area	22,623 km²
Population  - Total (2003)  - Density	2,349,578 104 people/km²
Adjective

Cundinamarca is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia". Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. ... Image File history File links Cundinamarca,_Colombia_(bandera). ... Image File history File links blank picture File links The following pages link to this file: Antioquia Boyacá Cundinamarca Bolívar Department Santander Department Atlántico Magdalena Department Amazonas Department, Colombia Arauca Caquetá Casanare Cauca Cesar Chocó Córdoba Department Guainía Guaviare Huila Department Guajira Department Meta Department Nari... Image File history File links Cundinamarca,_Colombia_(bandera). ... Image File history File links blank picture File links The following pages link to this file: Antioquia Boyacá Cundinamarca Bolívar Department Santander Department Atlántico Magdalena Department Amazonas Department, Colombia Arauca Caquetá Casanare Cauca Cesar Chocó Córdoba Department Guainía Guaviare Huila Department Guajira Department Meta Department Nari... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Image File history File links Cundinamarca,_Colombia_(localización). ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with a countrys government. ... Nickname: Athens of Latin America Motto: Bogotá, 2600 metros más cerca de las estrellas Bogotá, 2600 metres closer to the stars Municipalities of Bogotá Country Colombia Department Bogotá, D.C.* Foundation August 6, 1538 Mayor Luís Eduardo Garzón, PDA Area    - City 1,732 km² Elevation 2,640... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... An adjective is a part of speech which modifies a noun, usually describing it or making its meaning more specific. ... In 1858 the country adopted the name Grenadine Confederation which was changed in 1863 to United States of Colombia by the Rionegro Constitution. ...

Origin of the name

The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua, used in pre-Colombian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands, meaning Condor's Nest. Quechua (Standard Quechua, Runasimi Language of People) is an Native American language of South America. ... The Altiplano Cundiboyacense is a set of highlands located on the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes between the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá. The altiplano corresponds to the ancient territory of the Muisca. ...

Geography

Most of Cundinamarca is on the Eastern Cordillera (Cordillera Oriental), just south of Boyacá, bordered by the Magdalena River on the west, reaching down into the Amazon River basin on the east, and bordering on Tolima to the south. The capital district of Bogotá is nearly completely surrounded by Cundinamarca territory, and indeed was formed by carving up Cundinamarca; between this and other divisions, the present department of Cundinamarca is much smaller than the original state. The Cordillera Oriental is one of three main mountain ranges that divides the Cordillera in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Tunja Governor Jorge Eduardo Londoño Area 23,189 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,411,239 61 people/km² Adjective Boyaca (Spanish: Boyacá) is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost... Magdalena River - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A satellite image of the mouth of the Amazon River, looking south The Amazon River or River Amazon (Spanish: ; Portuguese: ) of South America is the most voluminous river on earth, having a greater total flow than the next six largest rivers combined. ... Amazonian redirects here, for other uses see Amazonian (disambiguation) The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. ... Motto: Capital Ibagué Governor Area 23,562 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,312,972 204 people/km² Adjective tolimense Tolima is a department of Colombia. ... Nickname: Athens of Latin America Motto: Bogotá, 2600 metros más cerca de las estrellas Bogotá, 2600 metres closer to the stars Municipalities of Bogotá Country Colombia Department Bogotá, D.C.* Foundation August 6, 1538 Mayor Luís Eduardo Garzón, PDA Area    - City 1,732 km² Elevation 2,640...

The capital of Cundinamarca is Bogotá. This is a special case among Colombian departments, since Bogotá is not legally a part of Cundinamarca, yet it is the only department that has its capital designated by the Constitution (meaning that if the capital was to be ever moved, it would take a constitutional reform to do so, instead of a simple ordinance passed by the Cundinamarca Assembly). Also, in censuses, the populations for Bogotá and Cundinamarca are tabulated separately; otherwise, Cundinamarca's population would total 9.5 million. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Postage stamps

See : Postage stamps of Cundinamarca See also : Cundinamarca Cundinamarca is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. As with the other states, Cundinamarca once had the right to issue its own postage stamps, and it issued stamps with the states coat of arms, starting in...

Municipalities

Agua de Dios, Albán, Anapoima, Anolaima, Arbeláez, Beltrán, Bituima, Bogotá, Bojacá, Cabrera, Cachipay, Cajicá, Caparrapí, Caqueza, Carmen de Carupa, Chaguani, Chía, Chipaque, Choachí, Chocontá, Cogua, Cota, Cucunubá, El Colegio, El Peñón, Facatativá, Fomeque, Fosca, Funza, Fúquene, Fusagasugá, Gachala, Gachancipá, Gacheta, Gama, Cundinamaraca, Girardot, Guachetá, Guaduas, Guasca, Guataqui, Guatavita, Guayabal de Síquima, Guayabetal, Gutierrez, Jerusalen, Junín, La Calera, La Mesa, La Palma, La Peña, La Vega, Lenguazaque, Machetá, Madrid, Manta, Medina, Mosquera, Nariño, Nemocón, Nilo, Cundinamarca, Nimaima, Nocaima, Ospina Perez, Pacho, Paime, Pandi, Paratebueno, Pasca, Puerto Salgar, Puli, Quebradanegra, Quetame, Quipile, Rafael Reyes, Ricaurte, San Antonio de Tena, San Bernardo, San Cayetano, San Francisco, San Juan Rioseco, Sasaima, Sesquilé, Sibaté, Silvania, Simijacá, Soacha, Sopó, Subachoque, Suesca, Supatá, Susa, Sutatausa, Tabio, Tausa, Tena, Tenjo, Tibacuy, Tibiritá, Tocaima, Tocancipá, Topaipí, Ubalá, Ubaque, Ubaté, Une, Útica, Vergara, Viani, Villagómez, Villapinzón, Villeta, Viotá, Yacopí, Zipacón, Zipaquirá Small municipality of Cundinamarca department in Colombia. ... Beltran or Beltrán can refer to: In Religion: Saint Luis Beltrán, Patron Saint of Colombia. ... Nickname: Athens of Latin America Motto: Bogotá, 2600 metros más cerca de las estrellas Bogotá, 2600 metres closer to the stars Municipalities of Bogotá Country Colombia Department Bogotá, D.C.* Foundation August 6, 1538 Mayor Luís Eduardo Garzón, PDA Area    - City 1,732 km² Elevation 2,640... Chía is a municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, located to the north of Bogotá on the main road to Zipaquira. ... Facatativá is a city in the Cundinamarca department, located about 20 miles northwest of Bogotá, Colombia. ... Fusagasugá is a city in central Colombia. ... Guaduas is a municipality in Colombia, located approximately 105 km from Bogotá. It has a touristic and an agricultural zone. ... Madrid is a city in Colombia located in the Department of Cundinamarca. ... Golden Muiscan Boat representing the rite of El Dorado Pasca is a small municipality in the Cundinamarca department, Colombia. ... Named after and native indian from the Chibcha tribe, who fought against the spaniols. ... SILVANIA is a municipality in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. ... Simijacá is a market town with a population of around 10,000 people in Cundinamarca, Colombia. ... Soacha is a municipality in Colombia on the southern edge of Bogotá. It has an important industrial zone and it is home to mostly working families. ... Tocaima is a municipality in Cundinamarca, Colombia. ... Ubaté is one of the Municipalities of Cundinamarca in Colombia. ... Utica is a municipality in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia, 127 kilometers from Bogotá. The village lies at an altitude of 506 meters above sea level, has an average daily temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and has a population of 5700. ... Vergara is the name of: an industrial city in the Spanish Basque province of Guipuzcoa, also the site of a seminary; and the seven year long First Carlist war was ended by the Convenio de Vergara (August 31, 1839), a convention in which the concession and modification of the fueros... Villeta is a town in Central Department, Paraguay. ... Zipaquirá is a town located about 25 km north of Bogotá, Colombia. ...

External links

Cundinamarca travel guide from Wikitravel Wikitravel is a project to create an open content, complete, up-to-date, and reliable world-wide travel guide. ...

Departments of Colombia

Amazonas • Antioquia • Arauca • Atlántico • Bolívar • Boyacá • Caldas • Caquetá • Casanare • Cauca • Cesar • Chocó • Córdoba • Cundinamarca • Guainía • Guajira • Guaviare • Huila • Magdalena • Meta • Nariño • Norte de Santander • Putumayo • Quindío • Risaralda • San Andrés and Providencia • Santander • Sucre • Tolima • Valle del Cauca • Vaupés • Vichada Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1867x1977, 1421 KB) Summary Sumario Nuevo escudo de Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Leticia Governor José Tomás Quiñónez Núñez Area 109,665 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   80,360 0. ... Motto: Capital Medellín Governor Area 63,612 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   5,750,478 90 people/km² Adjective antioqueño Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ... Motto: Capital Barranquilla Governor Carlos Rodado Noriega Area 3,388 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   2,365,663 698 people/km² Adjective Atlanticense Atlantico (Spanish: Atlántico) is a department of Colombia. ... Bolívar is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Tunja Governor Jorge Eduardo Londoño Area 23,189 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,411,239 61 people/km² Adjective Boyaca (Spanish: Boyacá) is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost... Motto: Capital Manizales Governor Area 7,291 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,170,187 160 people/km² Adjective Caldas is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Florencia Governor Area 88,965 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   463,333 5. ... Motto: Capital Yopal Governor Area 44,640 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   325,713 7. ... Motto: Capital Popayán Governor Area 29,308 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,363,054 46. ... Motto: Capital Valledupar Governor Area 22,905 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,050,303 46 people/km² Adjective Cesar is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Quibdó Governor Area 46,530 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   413,173 8,9 people/km² Adjective chocoano Chocó is a department of Colombia. ... Córdoba is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Puerto Inírida Governor Area 72,238 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   43,314 0,6 people/km² Adjective Guainía is a department of Colombia. ... La Guajira is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital San José del Guaviare Governor Area 53,460 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   133,236 2,5 people/km² Adjective Guaviare is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Neiva Governor Area 19,890 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   994,218 50 people/km² Adjective huilense Huila is one of the departments of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Santa Marta Governor Area 23,188 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,403,318 60 people/km² Adjective Magdalena is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Villavicencio Governor Area 85,635 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   771,089 9 people/km² Adjective The Meta is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Pasto Governor Area 33,268 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,775,139 53 people/km² Adjective nariñense Narino (Spanish: Nariño) is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. ... Motto: Capital Cúcuta Governor Area 21,658 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,493,932 69 people/km² Adjective nortesantanderiano Norte de Santander is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Mocoa Governor Area 24,885 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   378,483 15 people/km² Adjective Putumayo is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Joven Rico y Poderoso Capital Armenia Governor Area 1,845 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   613,375 332 people/km² Adjective quindiano Quindío is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Pereira Governor Area 4,140 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,024,362 247 people/km² Adjective risaraldense Risaralda is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital San Andrés Governor Area 52 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   83,491 1,600 people/km² Adjective San Andrés and Providencia (Spanish: San Andrés y Providencia) is one of the departments of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Bucaramanga Governor Area 30,537 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   2,085,084 68 people/km² Adjective santandereano Santander is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Sincelejo Governor Area 21,658 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,493,932 69 people/km² Adjective sucreno Sucre is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Ibagué Governor Area 23,562 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,312,972 204 people/km² Adjective tolimense Tolima is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Santiago de Cali Governor Angelino Garzon Area 22,140 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   4,524,678 204 people/km² Adjective vallecaucano Valle del Cauca is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Mitú Governor Area 54,135 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   33,152 0. ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ...