Bogotá, officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá during the Spanish Colonial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and largest city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not 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, airport, technological, scientific, healthcare and educational center of the country and northern South America.
Country: Colombia
Founded: 1538 · Pre-Hispanic Times: Bacatá · 6 August 1538 (official): Santa Fe de Bogotá
Founded by: Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Elevation: 2,640 m (8,660 ft)
Area code: +57 601
Department: Capital District · Cundinamarca (see text)
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