Funza

Funza
Coordinates: 4 ° 43 ′ N , 74 ° 13 ′ W Funza on the map of Colombia	Funza
	Funza
	Location of the municipality of Funza on the map of Cundinamarca
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
City foundation	1537
Residents	80,937 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	70 km 2
Population density	1,156 inhabitants / km 2
height	2548 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Daniel Felipe Bernal Montealegre (2020-2023)
Website	www.funza-cundinamarca.gov.co
	Water at Funza

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

geography

Funza is located in Cundinamarca , in the province of Sabana Occidental , about 15 km from Bogotá at an altitude of 2548 m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 14 ° C. The municipality borders on Madrid and Tenjo to the north, Cota and Bogotá to the east ( Fontibón and Engativá districts ), Mosquera to the south and Madrid to the west.

population

The municipality of Funza has 80,937 inhabitants, of which 75,986 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

An indigenous people lived in the area of today's Funza before the arrival of the Spaniards . The names of the place were initially Muquetá and Bacatá . The founding year of the Spanish town is given as 1537. Later Funza was briefly the capital of Cundinamarca.

economy

The main economic activities of Funza are in the urban area of the municipality of trade and in rural area, the agriculture and milk production and ornamental plants .

Web links

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

Alcaldia de Funza. Alcaldía de Funza - Cundinamarca, accessed on April 12, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Funzan - Cundinamarca, accessed on February 19, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
↑ 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 April 12, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Funzan - Cundinamarca, accessed on February 19, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 April 12, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).