Bojacá
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Bojacá is a municipality and town of the Western Savanna Province, Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of on the Bogotá savanna at from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Zipacón, Madrid and Facatativá in the north, Madrid and Mosquera in the east, Soacha and San Antonio del Tequendama in the south and Tena, La Mesa and Zipacón in the west.
Key facts
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- Bojacá
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- Municipality and town
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- 2016 Bojacá iglesia plaza Mayor.JPG
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- Church of Bojacá
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- Flag of Bojacá (Cundinamarca).svg
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- Escudo de Bojacá.svg
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- Colombia - Cundinamarca - Bojacá.svg
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- 250px
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- Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca department of Colombia
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- Colombia
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- 250
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- Location in Colombia
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- Country
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- Department
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- Cundinamarca
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- Province
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- Western Savanna Province
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- Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Bojaquense
- Population
- 8788
- Area
- 109
- Elevation
- 2598
- Official website
- www.bojaca-cundinamarca.gov.co/index.shtml
- Image
- Bojaca Parque.JPG
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- Bojacá
- inception
- 1537-01-01
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Bojacá is a municipality and town of the Western Savanna Province, Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of on the Bogotá savanna at from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Zipacón, Madrid and Facatativá in the north, Madrid and Mosquera in the east, Soacha and San Antonio del Tequendama in the south and Tena, La Mesa and Zipacón in the west.
== Etymology == The name Bojacá comes from Chibcha and means "Purple enclosure".
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