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Also known as Choconta

Chocontá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Almeidas Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. It is located on the Pan-American Highway. In 1938 Chocontá had a population of 2,041.

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Settlement.name
Chocontá
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
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Parque Principal de Chocontá.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Main square of Chocontá
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Chocontá (Cundinamarca).svg
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Escudo de Chocontá.svg
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Cundinamarca - Chocontá.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_map
Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Cundinamarca
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Almeidas Province
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Population
25257
Area
301
Elevation
2689
Image
Parque Principal de Chocontá.JPG
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Commons category
Chocontá
inception
1563-01-01
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Chocontá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Almeidas Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. It is located on the Pan-American Highway. In 1938 Chocontá had a population of 2,041.

== Etymology == In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Chocontá means: "Farmlands of the good ally" or "Garden of the neighbour".

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