Cundinamarca Department
Cundinamarca Department
Departamento de Cundinamarca | |
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The Sumapaz Páramo | |
| Motto(s): | |
| Anthem: Himno de Cundinamarca | |
Cundinamarca is shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 5°0′N 74°9′W / 5.000°N 74.150°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Andean Region |
| Established | June 15, 1857 |
| Capital | Bogotá |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Jorge Emilio Rey Ángel (2024-2027) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,623 km2 (8,735 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 17th |
| Elevation | 3,341 m (10,961 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,242,999 |
| • Rank | 4th |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 91,946 billion (US$ 21.6 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-CUN |
| Provinces | 15 |
| HDI | 0.765 high · 9th of 33 |
| Website | Official website |
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Department of Cundinamarca (Departamento de Cundinamarca, Spanish pronunciation: [kundinaˈmaɾka]) is one of the departments of Colombia. Its area covers 22,623 square kilometres (8,735 sq mi) (not including the Capital District) and it has a population of 2,919,060 as of 2018. It was created on August 5, 1886, under the constitutional terms presented on the same year. Cundinamarca is located in the center of Colombia.
Cundinamarca's capital city is Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. This is a special case among Colombian departments, since Bogotá is not legally a part of Cundinamarca, yet it is the only department that has its capital designated by the Constitution (if the capital were to be ever moved, it would take a constitutional reform to do so, instead of a simple ordinance passed by the Cundinamarca Assembly). In censuses, the populations for Bogotá and Cundinamarca are tabulated separately; otherwise, Cundinamarca's population would total over 11 million.