La Calera (Colombia)
La Calera | ||
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Coordinates: 4 ° 43 ′ N , 73 ° 58 ′ W La Calera on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of La Calera on the map of Cundinamarca
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Cundinamarca | |
City foundation | 1772 | |
Residents | 28,908 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 485 km 2 | |
Population density | 60 people / km 2 | |
height | 2746 m | |
Waters | Río Teusacá | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Ana Lucía Escobar Vargas (2016-2019) | |
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Nuestra Señora del Rosario Church |
La Calera is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia , which for metropolitan Bogotá belongs.
geography
La Calera is located in Cundinamarca in the province of Guavio at an altitude of about 2700 meters, 18 km northeast of Bogotá. The municipality borders Bogotá ( Chapinero district ) and Choachí to the south, Guasca , Sopó and Chía to the north, Guasca to the east and Bogotá ( Usaquén and Chapinero districts) to the west . The river Río Teusacá flows through the municipality .
population
The municipality of La Calera has 28,908 inhabitants, of which 12,629 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
The indigenous name for La Calera was Teusacá . In the Spanish colonial times there was soon a hacienda under its current name at the point where the place is today. The village itself was founded in 1772 by Pedro de Tovar y Buendía , the owner of the hacienda. The name La Calera comes from the nearby limestone mines .
tourism
The main tourist destination in La Calera is a lookout point from which you can look over Bogotá. However, there is also ecotourism and extreme sports . In addition, La Calera is a popular destination for the residents of Bogotá because of its restaurants and nightclubs.
Web links
- La Calera. Alcaldía de La Calera - Cundinamarca, accessed on February 20, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).
Individual evidence
- ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de La Calera - Cundinamarca, accessed February 20, 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 February 20, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
- ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de La Calera - Cundinamarca, accessed February 20, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
- ↑ Information on tourism in La Calera on the website www.colombiacontact.com ( Memento from August 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive )