Metropolitan Area of Bogotá - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Metropolitan Area of Bogotá is the unofficial metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...

of the Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

n capital city

Capital City

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of Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

, usually used for statistical analysis or technical use.

According to the 2005 National Census by the National Administrative Department of Statistics

National Administrative Department of Statistics

The National Administrative Department of Statistics , commonly referred to as DANE, is the Colombian Administrative Department responsible for the planning, implementation, analysis and diffusion of the official statistics of Colombia. DANE is also in charge of carrying out the National census...

( (DANE)), the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá had a population of 7,883,838 inhabitants. The study included the Capital District of Bogotá

Bogotá

and 17 of the surrounding municipalities

Municipalities of Colombia

The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia with 1,119 municipalities...

in the Department

Departments of Colombia

Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...

of Cundinamarca

Cundinamarca Department

- Origin of the name :The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua. Meaning "Condor's Nest", it was used in pre-Columbian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands....

; Soacha

Soacha

Soacha is the city of Colombia on the southern edge of Bogotá, the country's capital. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working class families.-Demographics:...

, Facatativá

Facatativá

Facatativá is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 28 miles northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level...

, Zipaquirá

Zipaquirá

Zipaquirá is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Its neighboring municipalities are Tausa and Cogua to the north; Nemocón, Gachancipá and Sopó to the east; Cajicá and Tabio to the south; and Subachoque and Pacho to the west. Its seat of municipal government is 49...

, Chía, Mosquera

Mosquera, Cundinamarca

Mosquera is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It lies near the national capital and has a population of a city of 90,000....

, Madrid

Madrid, Cundinamarca

Madrid is a town and municipality in the Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. The city is located at 19 miles from Bogotá City. The city's main and biggest industry is the growing of flowers, especially roses which are mostly exported to the United States and Japan.Madrid is well known because it...

, Funza

Funza

Funza is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

, Cajicá

Cajicá

Cajicá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.The native name of Cajicá is "The Stone Fortress." It is the third most populous municipality in the province after Zipaquirá and Chía- Other Facts:*Market Day: Sunday...

, Sibaté

Sibaté

Sibaté is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.- References :...

, Tocancipá

Tocancipá

Tocancipá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The race track is located in the surroundings of the town, here they make vintage auto races as well as gt races....

, La Calera

La Calera, Cundinamarca

La Calera is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.In the weekends many Bogotanians drive out of the city to spend time with nature, go to their finca or enjoy lunch in one of the many restaurants in the nearby villages. La Calera is one of the top destinations; it...

, Sopó

Sopó

Sopó is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

, Tabio

Tabio

Tabio is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is located at from Bogotá. The population was 20,714 at 2005...

, Tenjo

Tenjo

Tenjo is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

, Cota

Cota, Colombia

Cota is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.Jose Nestor Gonzalez Romero is the mayor of Cota.-External links:...

, Gachancipá

Gachancipá

Gachancipá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

and Bojacá

Bojacá

Bojacá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

. Current estimates place the area's population at over 9.6 million at 2010.

Metropolitan Areas in Colombia

Metropolitan areas in Colombia are regions legally established by an urban center and the surrounding areas. These areas must meet certain criteria including population, minimum average of total urban population, political motivation (accords between municipalities or other administrative entities). In Colombia there are only five of these metropolitan areas legally established. The Metropolitan Area of Medellin

Metropolitan Area of Medellín

The Metropolitan Area of Medellín or the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley is a metropolitan area and subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia...

, Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga, Metropolitan Area of Barranquilla (also having a special district), Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta

Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta

The Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta is a Colombian metropolitan area located in the eastern section of the Norte de Santander department bordering with Venezuela.. Its main city is Cúcuta...

and the Metropolitan Area of the Midwest (having as head the city of Pereira

Pereira, Colombia

Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. Its strategic location in the coffee producing area makes the city an urban...

). The Metropolitan areas of Cali

Calì

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, Popayán

Popayán

Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between Colombia's Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range...

and Bogotá are yet to be legally established, however in some cases the Colombian government recognizes these.

Metropolitan Area of the Bogotá Savanna

This possible definition of the Metropolitan Area for Bogotá would include the Capital District with its 20 localities adding the municipalities of Soacha

Soacha

Soacha is the city of Colombia on the southern edge of Bogotá, the country's capital. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working class families.-Demographics:...

, Mosquera

Mosquera

Mosquera is a surname of Spanish, in particular Galician, origin. The family crest states Gallego. Comes from the mansion of the family's founder, Ramiro de Mosquera, taking the last name from his hacienda. In the fifth century, it already figured linked to Moscoso, one of the oldest houses of...

, Funza

Funza

Funza is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

, Madrid

Madrid, Cundinamarca

, Chía, Cajicá

Cajicá

, Cota

Cota, Colombia

Cota is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.Jose Nestor Gonzalez Romero is the mayor of Cota.-External links:...

, La Calera

La Calera, Cundinamarca

, Tenjo

Tenjo

Tenjo is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

, Tabio

Tabio

Tabio is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is located at from Bogotá. The population was 20,714 at 2005...

, Sibaté

Sibaté

Sibaté is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.- References :...

, Zipaquirá

Zipaquirá

and Facatativá

Facatativá

Facatativá is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 28 miles northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level...

(In the 2005 Census, DANE also additioned Bojacá

Bojacá

Bojacá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

, Gachancipá

Gachancipá

Gachancipá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

, Tocancipá

Tocancipá

and Sopó

Sopó

Sopó is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

). These possible definitions for a metropolitan area of Bogotá has not been established due to the negativity of these municipalities to lose autonomy.

Population by municipality (2005 census)

Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... , Capital District (with 20 localities)	6.778.691
Soacha Soacha Soacha is the city of Colombia on the southern edge of Bogotá, the country's capital. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working class families.-Demographics:...	396.059
Chía	197.640
Facatativá Facatativá Facatativá is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 28 miles northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level...	106.070
Zipaquirá Zipaquirá Zipaquirá is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Its neighboring municipalities are Tausa and Cogua to the north; Nemocón, Gachancipá and Sopó to the east; Cajicá and Tabio to the south; and Subachoque and Pacho to the west. Its seat of municipal government is 49...	99.996
Mosquera Mosquera, Cundinamarca Mosquera is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It lies near the national capital and has a population of a city of 90,000....	63.573
Madrid Madrid, Cundinamarca Madrid is a town and municipality in the Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. The city is located at 19 miles from Bogotá City. The city's main and biggest industry is the growing of flowers, especially roses which are mostly exported to the United States and Japan.Madrid is well known because it...	61.609
Funza Funza Funza is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....	59.453
Cajicá Cajicá Cajicá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.The native name of Cajicá is "The Stone Fortress." It is the third most populous municipality in the province after Zipaquirá and Chía- Other Facts:*Market Day: Sunday...	44.570
Sibaté Sibaté Sibaté is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.- References :...	31.166
Tocancipá Tocancipá Tocancipá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The race track is located in the surroundings of the town, here they make vintage auto races as well as gt races....	23.981
La Calera La Calera, Cundinamarca La Calera is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.In the weekends many Bogotanians drive out of the city to spend time with nature, go to their finca or enjoy lunch in one of the many restaurants in the nearby villages. La Calera is one of the top destinations; it...	23.200
Sopó Sopó Sopó is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....	21.015
Tabio Tabio Tabio is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is located at from Bogotá. The population was 20,714 at 2005...	20.710
Cota Cota, Colombia Cota is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.Jose Nestor Gonzalez Romero is the mayor of Cota.-External links:...	19.665
Tenjo Tenjo Tenjo is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....	16.666
Gachancipá Gachancipá Gachancipá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....	10.787
Bojacá Bojacá Bojacá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....	8.937

Soacha and Sibaté

Soacha

Soacha is the city of Colombia on the southern edge of Bogotá, the country's capital. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working class families.-Demographics:...

is the only municipality in which the urban area has conurbated

Conurbation

A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...

with Bogotá

Bogotá

, specifically with the localities of Bosa

Bosa (Bogotá)

Bosa is the 7th locality of the Capital District of the Colombian capital city, Bogotá. Bosa is located in the southwestern part of Bogotá and is the 8th largest locality and 9th most populated.- Geography :...

and Ciudad Bolívar

Ciudad Bolívar (Bogotá)

Ciudad Bolívar is the 19th locality in the Capital District of the Colombian capital city Bogotá. Ciudad Bolivar is located in the southwestern part of the city. The rural area of the Ciudad Bolivar locality covers most of its area...

. Sibaté

Sibaté

Sibaté is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.- References :...

conurbated with the municipality of Soacha integrating it also to Bogota.

Municipalities partially integrated

The urban perimeter of Bogotá extends to the Bogotá River

Bogotá River

The Bogotá River is a major river of the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, crossing the region from the northeast to the southwest and passing along the western limits of Bogotá...

where it limits with the municipalities of Mosquera

Mosquera, Cundinamarca

Mosquera is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It lies near the national capital and has a population of a city of 90,000....

, Funza

Funza

Funza is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

and Cota

Cota, Colombia

Cota is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.Jose Nestor Gonzalez Romero is the mayor of Cota.-External links:...

. In this area there is an ongoing urban development, mostly industrial, that will eventually conurbate with Bogotá, the same applies to the municipality of La Calera

La Calera, Cundinamarca

. The urban areas of the municipalities of Cota

Cota, Colombia

Cota is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.Jose Nestor Gonzalez Romero is the mayor of Cota.-External links:...

and Chía are already intersecting with the Capital District. Chia and Cajicá

Cajicá

's urban areas are also conurbated.

Commuter towns

The possible Metropolitan Area of the Bogotá Savanna would include the three main urban concentrations Bogotá

Bogotá

, Facatativá

Facatativá

Facatativá is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 28 miles northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level...

y Zipaquirá

Zipaquirá

, the last two growing as economic and industrial hubs. Among the towns that would become Commuter town

Commuter town

A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood. Many commuter towns act as suburbs of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns...

s for the City of Bogotá are Mosquera, Funza, Madrid, Chia, Cajica, Cota, La Calera, Tenjo, Tabio, Sibate, Zipaquira and Facatativa. As urban centers Facatativa would serve also as working center for Madrid, El Rosal and Subachoque. Zipaquira by the towns of Chia, Cajica, Tabio, Tenjo and Sopo, among others.

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