Cota (Colombia)

Cota
Coordinates: 4 ° 49 ′  N , 74 ° 6 ′  W Cota​ Cota on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Cota on the map of Cundinamarca
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
City foundation	1604
Residents	26,980  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	55 km 2
Population density	491 inhabitants / km 2
height	2566  m
City structure	2 barrios , 8 veredas
Waters	Río Bogotá
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Carlos Julio Moreno Gomez (2016-2019)
Website	www.cota-cundinamarca.gov.co
Cota and the Río Bogotá from above

Cota is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia , which for metropolitan Bogotá belongs.

geography

Cota is located in Cundinamarca , in the province of Sabana Centro , about 26 km from Bogotá at an altitude of 2566  m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 14 ° C. The municipality borders in the north on Chía , in the east on the suba district in Bogotá with the Río Bogotá as a border, in the south on Funza and in the west on Tenjo .

population

The municipality of Cota has 26,980 inhabitants, of which 15,705 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Cota was founded in 1604 on the instructions of Diego Gómez de Mena. The main town has been in its current location since 1873, then known as Tres Esquinas . Before that, it was on the site of today's Hacienda Santa Cruz district . The relocation was carried out in order to benefit from the location on the economically important route between Zipaquirá and Girardot .

economy

The main industry of Cota is agriculture . In particular, lettuce and white cabbage are grown. In addition, cows and horses are kept. Restaurants that offer typical dishes from the region also play an important role . There is a Toyota factory in Cota which produces Hino Jidōsha trucks .

Worth seeing

• Bioparque La Reserva , a natural park where visitors can experience the flora and fauna of the region with guided tours in the natural habitat.
• Plaza principal Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento , the main square of Cota, named after the politician Luis Carlos Galán .
• Building of the Hacienda el noviciado and surroundings. Next to the Universidad de los Andes .

Sports

Since the beginning of 2018, the Colombian second division club Fortaleza FC , which is based in the neighboring Suba in Bogotá, has been playing its home games in the Estadio Municipal in Cota.

Web links

Commons : Cota  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Cota. Alcaldía de Cota - Cundinamarca, accessed on February 18, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality). 
• Bioparque La Reserva. Retrieved February 18, 2019 (Spanish, website of the Bioparque La Reserva Natural Park). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Cota - Cundinamarca, accessed on February 18, 2019 (Spanish, information about the municipality). 
2. ↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on February 18, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
3. ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Cota - Cundinamarca, accessed February 18, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality). 
4. ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Cota - Cundinamarca, accessed February 18, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy). 
5. ↑ Sitios de interés. Alcaldía de Cota - Cundinamarca, accessed on February 18, 2019 (Spanish, information on places of interest in the municipality). 
6. ↑ Hacienda El Noviciado. Universidad de los Andes , accessed on February 18, 2019 (Spanish, information on Hacienda El Noviciado). 
7. ↑ Cota debutó como sede del FPC codigofutbol.co, February 17, 2018, accessed on February 18, 2019 (Spanish).