Cota, Cundinamarca

Cota Gota
Municipality and town
Aerial view of Cota and the Bogotá River
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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Cota Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°49′N 74°6′W / 4.817°N 74.100°W / 4.817; -74.100
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Province	Central Savanna Province
Founded	29 November 1604
Founded by	Diego Gómez de Mena
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Julio Moreno Gomez (2016-2019)
Area
• Municipality and town	53.68 km2 (20.73 sq mi)
• Urban	3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation	2,566 m (8,419 ft)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Municipality and town	32,691
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Urban	20,462
• Urban density	6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

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 kilometres (16 mi) away. The urban centre of Cota is located at an altitude of 2,566 metres (8,419 ft) and the municipality borders Chía in the north, Funza in the south, Suba, part of Bogotá in the east and Tenjo in the west.^[2]