Mocoa

Also known as Ciudad Capital

Mocoa () (Kamëntšá: Shatjok) is a municipality and capital city of the department of Putumayo in Colombia.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Mocoa
Settlement.image_skyline: Mocoa Plaza Central 2013.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Plaza Central Mocoa in 2013
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Mocoa (Putumayo).svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo de Mocoa.svg
Settlement.nickname: The Head of Putumayo
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Putumayo - Mocoa.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the town and municipality of Mocoa in Putumayo Department.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Amazonía Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Putumayo
Settlement.established_title: Foundation
Settlement.established_date: March 6, 1551
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Jose Antonio Castro

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Wikidata facts

Area: 1030
Elevation: 604
Official website: www.mocoa-putumayo.gov.co/Paginas/default.aspx
Image: 2020-03-15 foto Mocoa.jpg

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Commons category: Mocoa
inception: 1551-00-00

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Mocoa () (Kamëntšá: Shatjok) is a municipality and capital city of the department of Putumayo in Colombia.

The city is located in the northwest of the Putumayo department. The municipality borders the departments of Nariño to the west and Cauca to the north.