Choachí
Choachí
Chiguachí | |
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Municipality and town | |
Rural view of Choachí | |
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°31′47″N 73°55′25″W / 4.52972°N 73.92361°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| Founded | 29 September 1560 |
| Founded by | Antonio Bermúdez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Álvaro Gutiérrez Pardo (2016–2019) |
| Area | |
| 223 km2 (86 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,923 m (6,309 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 10,729 | |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,615 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Choachí is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Eastern Province of the department of Cundinamarca. The municipality borders La Calera in the north, Ubaque in the south, in the east Fómeque and westward of Choachí is the Colombian capital Bogotá. The town centre is located at 38 kilometres (24 mi) from the centre of the capital. Within the boundaries of Choachí the Páramo de Cruz Verde is situated.