Cogua

Cogua
Central square of Cogua
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): current city of pure water
Location of the town and municipality of Cogua in the Cundinamarca Department.
Cogua Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°3′19″N 74°1′17″W / 5.05528°N 74.02139°W / 5.05528; -74.02139
Country	Colombia
Departamento	Cundinamarca
Province	Central Savanna Province
Founded	23 August 1604
Founded by	Lorenzo de Terrones
Government
• Mayor	William Dario Forero Forero (2016-2019)
Area
• City	113 km2 (44 sq mi)
• Urban	14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	2,600 m (8,500 ft)
Population (2015)
• City	22,361
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
• Urban	7,736
Demonym(s)	Coguan
Area code(s)	1
Website	Official website
Censo DANE 2005

Cogua (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkoɣwa]) 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 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) at 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the capital Bogotá. Cogua borders Tausa in the north, Nemocón in the east, Pacho in the west and Zipaquirá in the south.^[1]

Etymology

The name Cogua is derived from Chibcha and means "Support of the hill".^[1]

History

Cogua in the times before the Spanish conquest was inhabited by the Muisca who lived on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and had established an advanced civilization. Cogua is located between two important sources of salt in the Muisca economy; Zipaquirá and Nemocón.

Modern Cogua was founded on August 23, 1604 by Lorenzo de Terrones.^[1]

Economy

Main economical activities of Cogua are agriculture and livestock farming.^[1] The Neusa Reservoir is located within the boundaries of Cogua.

Gallery

Panorama of the Neusa Reservoir, Cogua

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  Church of Cogua

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cogua.

• (Spanish) FOTW: Flag and Seal of Cogua

Provinces and Municipalities in Cundinamarca Department
Almeidas Province	Chocontá Machetá Manta Sesquilé Suesca Tibiritá Villapinzón
Upper Magdalena Province	Agua de Dios Girardot Guataquí Jerusalén Nariño Nilo Ricaurte Tocaima
Lower Magdalena Province	Caparrapí Guaduas Puerto Salgar
Gualivá Province	Albán La Peña La Vega Nimaima Nocaima Quebradanegra San Francisco Sasaima Supatá Útica Vergara Villeta
Guavio Province	Gachalá Gachetá Gama Guasca Guatavita Junín La Calera Ubalá
Central Magdalena Province	Beltrán Bituima Chaguaní Guayabal de Síquima Pulí San Juan de Rioseco Vianí
Medina Province	Medina Paratebueno
Eastern Province	Cáqueza Chipaque Choachí Fómeque Fosca Guayabetal Gutiérrez Quetame Ubaque Une
Rionegro Province	El Peñón La Palma Pacho Paime San Cayetano Topaipí Villagómez Yacopí
Central Savanna Province	Cajicá Chía Cogua Cota Gachancipá Nemocón Sopó Tabio Tenjo Tocancipá Zipaquirá
Western Savanna Province	Bojacá El Rosal Facatativá Funza Madrid Mosquera Subachoque Zipacón
Soacha Province	Sibaté Soacha
Sumapaz Province	Arbeláez Cabrera Fusagasugá Granada Pandi Pasca San Bernardo Silvania Tibacuy Venecia
Tequendama Province	Anapoima Anolaima Apulo Cachipay El Colegio La Mesa Quipile San Antonio del Tequendama Tena Viotá
Ubaté Province	Carmen de Carupa Cucunubá Fúquene Guachetá Lenguazaque Simijaca Susa Sutatausa Tausa Ubaté
Metropolitan Area of Bogotá	Bogotá, Capital District
See also: List of municipalities in Cundinamarca

Coordinates: 5°04′N 73°59′W / 5.067°N 73.983°W / 5.067; -73.983