Cogua
Sign in to saveCogua () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is situated on northern part of the Bogotá savanna with the urban centre at an altitude of at from the capital Bogotá. Cogua borders Tausa in the north, Nemocón in the east, Pacho in the west and Zipaquirá in the south.
Key facts
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- Cogua
- Settlement.nickname
- current city of pure water
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- Flag of Cogua (Cundinamarca).svg
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- Cogua.jpg
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- Central square of Cogua
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- 300px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Escudocogua.jpg
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- Colombia - Cundinamarca - Cogua.svg
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- 250px
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- Location of the town and municipality of Cogua in the Cundinamarca Department.
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- Colombia
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- 300
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- Location in Colombia
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- Country
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- Departamento
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- Cundinamarca
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- Province
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- Central Savanna Province
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 24092
- Area
- 113
- Elevation
- 2630
- Official website
- www.cogua-cundinamarca.gov.co/index.shtml
- Image
- Cogua.jpg
- Dialing code
- 1
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- Cogua
- inception
- 1604-08-23
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Cogua () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is situated on northern part of the Bogotá savanna with the urban centre at an altitude of at from the capital Bogotá. Cogua borders Tausa in the north, Nemocón in the east, Pacho in the west and Zipaquirá in the south.
== Etymology == The name Cogua is derived from Chibcha and means "Support of the hill".
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