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El Rosal, Cundinamarca


FieldValue
nameEl Rosal
settlement_typeMunicipality and town
image_skylinePrimary Seismic Station PS14 El Rosal, Colombia (13287453285).jpg
image_captionSeismological station in El Rosal
image_flagFlag of El Rosal (Cundinamarca).svg
image_mapColombia - Cundinamarca - El Rosal.svg
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
pushpin_mapColombia
pushpin_mapsize250
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Colombia
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameColombia
subdivision_type1Department
subdivision_name1Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Western Savanna Province
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameHugo Orlando Arévalo Pulído
(2016-2019)
established_titleFounded
established_date28 March 1903
founderAna Vicenta González
area_total_km287.21
area_urban_km20.95
population_as_of2018 census
population_footnotes
population_total22065
population_density_km2auto
population_urban18958
population_density_urban_km2auto
coordinates
timezoneColombia Standard Time
utc_offset-5
elevation_m2685
websiteOfficial website

(2016-2019) El Rosal () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. El Rosal is situated on the Bogotá savanna with its urban centre at an altitude of 2685 m and a distance of 20 km from the capital Bogotá. It is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá. El Rosal borders Subachoque in the northeast, San Francisco in the northwest, Madrid in the southeast and Facatativá in the southwest.

History

The area of Subachoque, of which El Rosal was a part until 1903, in the times before the Spanish conquest, was inhabited by the Muisca. The zipa of Bacatá ruled over Subachoque. The Panche lived to the west of Subachoque and when the conquistadores arrived, they took advantage of the situation and entered the Muisca territories. Subachoque and El Rosal were submitted by Nicolás de Federman in 1538.

The Muisca agriculture consisted of potatoes, maize, coca, arracacha, sweet potatoes, tubers and chungua.

Modern El Rosal was founded on March 28, 1903 by Ana Vicenta González.

Economy

A large percentage of this agricultural community is employed by large scale flower growers in the production of roses, carnations, Peruvian lilies and other varieties of flowers. Other crops which contribute to the economy are potatoes, carrots, corn, sweetpeas, string beans and herbs. Wheat was a major crop until the 1930s when the price fell and made it economically unfeasible to continue planting it. Dairy farms, meat cattle, goats and horses are also vital parts of the El Rosal economy.

References

References

  1. [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/cundinamarca/25260__el_rosal/ Citypopulation.de]
  2. {{in lang. es [https://archive.today/20150520155716/http://www.elrosal-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website El Rosal]
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