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Cota, Cundinamarca

Field	Value
name	Cota
native_name	Gota
settlement_type	Municipality and town
image_skyline	Bogotá River - Cota-Bogotá - greenhouses.jpg
image_caption	Aerial view of Cota and the Bogotá River
image_flag	Flag of Cota.svg
image_map	Colombia - Cundinamarca - Cota.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
pushpin_map	Colombia
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Colombia
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Colombia
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Central Savanna Province
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Carlos Julio Moreno Gomez
(2016-2019)
established_title	Founded
established_date	29 November 1604
founder	Diego Gómez de Mena
area_total_km2	53.68
area_urban_km2	3.17
population_as_of	2018 census
population_footnotes
population_total	32691
population_density_km2	auto
population_urban	20462
population_density_urban_km2	auto
coordinates
timezone	Colombia Standard Time
utc_offset	-5
elevation_m	2566
website	Official website

(2016-2019)

Cota is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Cota is part of the metropolitan area of Colombian capital Bogotá which centre is 26 km away. The urban centre of Cota is located at an altitude of 2566 m and the municipality borders Chía in the north, Funza in the south, Suba, part of Bogotá in the east and Tenjo in the west.

History

In the time before the Spanish conquest, the Bogotá savanna was inhabited by the Muisca, organized in the southern Muisca Confederation. The ruler of Bacatá (zipa) controlled Cota. The Muisca called the town Gota, which is either a personal name of derived from cota; "curl". Cota still has a surviving Muisca population.

Modern Cota was founded on November 29, 1604 by Diego Gómez de Mena.

Economy

Cota has a small economy mainly based on agriculture; cabbage and lettuce.

Education

Given its proximity to the Colombian capital, thanks to its quiet surroundings, many schools have settled in Cota with their facilities and venues; such as the following:

Oakland Colegio Campestre, Nuevo Gimnasio Cristiano, Colegio Refous, Colegio José Max León, Summerhill School, colegio Gimnasio Campestre Los Sauces, Gimnasio El Portillo, Colegio Nuevo Reino de Granda, Colegio Nuestra Señora del Rosario, jardín Gimnasio Campestre El Shadai, colegio Gimnasio Campestre San Francisco de Sales and since 2009 Cota is home for NASA´s Educational Program called Colombia Space School.

Public schools

I.E.D. Enrique Pardo Parra (Urban).

I.E.D. Institute Parcels (Rural).

Born in Cota

Juan Pablo Forero, professional cyclist.

Climate

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References

[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/cundinamarca/25214__cota Citypopulation.de] Population of Cota municipality with localities
{{in lang. es [https://archive.today/20150520071418/http://www.cota-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Cota]
"Oakland Colegio Campestre".

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