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Funza

FieldValue
nameFunza
native_nameMuyquytá
settlement_typeMunicipality and town
image_skylineAguas Funzanas.jpg
image_captionWetland in Funza
image_flagFlag_of_Funza_(Cundinamarca).svg
image_sealEscudo de Funza (Cundinamarca).svg
image_mapColombia - Cundinamarca - Funza.svg
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of the municipality and town of Funza in the 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
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJeimmy Villamil Buitrago
(2024-2027)
established_titleFounded
established_date20 April 1537
founderGonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
area_total_km267.75
area_urban_km27.78
population_as_of2018 census
population_footnotes
population_total93154
population_density_km2auto
population_urban90671
population_density_urban_km2auto
population_demonymFunzano
coordinates
timezoneColombia Standard Time
utc_offset-5
elevation_m2548
area_code+1
website

(2024-2027) Funza () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, of the department of Cundinamarca. Funza is situated on the Bogotá savanna, the southwestern part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban centre at an altitude of 2548 m. In Funza the La Florida wetland, part of the wetlands of Bogotá, a remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Humboldt, still exists. The town is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá and borders Madrid and Tenjo in the north, Mosquera in the south, Madrid in the west and Cota and the locality Engativá of the capital Bogotá in the east. The eastern boundary is formed by the Bogotá River. Funza is the site of the former main settlement Bacatá of the Muisca Confederation. Modern Funza was founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada during the Spanish conquest of the Muisca on April 20, 1537.

Etymology

The name Funza comes from Chibcha and means "Powerful lord".

History

In the times before the Spanish conquest, Funza was an important village in the Muisca Confederation. This loose confederation of rulers of the Muisca had a southern ruler, the zipa based in Bacatá, the present-day municipality of Funza.

Modern Funza was founded by conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada en route in his search for El Dorado on April 20, 1537.

On January 21, 1972, a Líneas Aéreas La Urraca flight crashed in Funza after an explosion on board.

Economy

The economy of Funza is based on agricultural and industrial activities. Main agricultural products are potatoes and maize. Other industries involve plastics and metalcraft production.

Climate

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References

References

  1. [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/cundinamarca/25286__funza/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Funza municipality with localities
  2. {{in lang. es [http://www.funza-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Funza] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-12-21)
  3. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network.
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