Chía town

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Chía town is a historic urban center in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia, now a suburban municipality of the Bogotá metropolitan area known for its colonial heritage and rapid modern growth.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chía town canonical 1
Chía, Cundinamarca 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
capitalOf Chía Municipality
climate cool highland climate
continent South America
country Colombia
departmentCapital Zipaquirá
economicActivity commerce
education
services
ethnicGroupInhabitants Muisca people
linked to: Muisca
governedBy mayor of Chía
hasEducationalInstitution Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (campus in Chía)
Universidad de La Sabana
hasHeritage Catholic churches
colonial architecture
hasHistoricalSignificance colonial-era town
pre-Columbian Muisca settlement
hasLocalGovernmentBody Chía municipal council
hasMunicipalStatusSince 19th century
hasTransport intermunicipal buses to Bogotá
hasUrbanCharacter commuter town for Bogotá
suburban municipality
knownFor colonial heritage
rapid modern urban growth
restaurants and nightlife
shopping centers
languageUsed Spanish
locatedAtElevation about 2600 metres above sea level
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Cundinamarca Department
linked to: Cundinamarca region
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Bogotá River
locatedInRegion Andean Region of Colombia
locatedInTimeZone Colombia Standard Time
linked to: America/Bogota
locatedNear Bogotá
Sabana de Bogotá
locatedNorthOf Bogotá
namedAfter Chía (Muisca moon goddess)
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Bogotá metropolitan area
postalCodeType Colombian postal code
religion Roman Catholicism
roadConnection Autopista Medellín
Autopista Norte
subdivisionType municipality of Cundinamarca
timeZoneOffset UTC−05:00
urbanDevelopment industrial and logistics areas
residential gated communities
shopping malls

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Cota, Cundinamarca hasNeighbor Chía, Cundinamarca
linked to: Chía town