Mosquera, Cundinamarca

Mosquera
Municipality and city
Central square of Mosquera
Location of the municipality and town of Mosquera in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Mosquera
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°42′28″N 74°13′58″W / 4.70778°N 74.23278°W / 4.70778; -74.23278
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
ProvinceWestern Savanna Province
Founded27 September 1861
Government
  MayorRaul Emilio Casallas1
(2016-2019)
Area
  Municipality and city
105.9 km2 (40.9 sq mi)
  Urban
14.55 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Elevation
2,516 m (8,255 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)
  Municipality and city
130,221
  Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
  Urban
128,012
  Urban density8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
DemonymMosqueruno
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code+1
WebsiteOfficial website

Mosquera is a municipality of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Mosquera is close to the capital Bogotá and is part of its metropolitan area. The urban centre of Mosquera is situated at an altitude of 2,516 metres (8,255 ft) on the Bogotá savanna. The municipality borders the localities Bosa and Fontibón of Bogotá in the east, Soacha in the south, Madrid and Funza in the north and Bojacá in the west.