Facatativá
Facatativá | |
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Municipality and city | |
Cathedral of Facatativá | |
| Motto(s): Present and future of Cundinamarca (Presente y futuro de Cundinamarca) | |
Geolocation of Facatativá in Cundinamarca | |
| Coordinates: 4°49′N 74°22′W / 4.817°N 74.367°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Western Savanna Province |
| Founded | July 3, 1600 |
| Founded by | Diego Gómez de Mena |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guillermo Aldana Dimas (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 158 km2 (61 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,586 m (8,484 ft) |
| Population (2020 est.) | |
| 155,978 | |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 145,080 |
| • Urban density | 19,000/km2 (49,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Area code | +1 |
| Website | Official website |
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Facatativá is a city and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 18 miles (31 km) northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level. The city is known for its Archaeological Park Piedras del Tunjo (Rocks of the Tunjo Indian) and best known in Colombia as Piedras del Tunjo (literally, Rocks of Tunjo), although locals call it Piedras de Tunja (Rocks of Tunja). It features large rock formations that were once the bottom of a lake.