Capital District of Bogotá

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The Capital District of Bogotá is the special administrative division that encompasses Colombia’s capital city, granting it a unique political and governmental status separate from surrounding departments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital district
first-level administrative division of Colombia
special administrative division
borderedBy municipalities of Cundinamarca Department
capital Bogotá
contains city of Bogotá
linked to: Bogotá
country Colombia
governedBy Statutory laws of Colombia
governingBody Bogotá City Council
governmentType mayor–council government
hasCallingCode +57 1
hasConstitutionalRecognition recognized in the Colombian Constitution as Capital District
hasExecutivePowers similar to those of a department
hasHighestLevelOfLocalGovernment District Administration of Bogotá
hasJudicialFunctions hosts main national courts
hasLegislativePowers similar to those of a department
hasMunicipalStatus district rather than municipality
hasNumberOfLocalities 20
hasRole capital of Colombia
special district of Colombia
hasSpecialStatus separate from surrounding departments
hasSubdivisionType locality
hasVehicleRegistrationCode BOG
headOfGovernment Mayor of Bogotá
isCulturalCenterOf Colombia
isEconomicCenterOf Colombia
isEnclosedBy Cundinamarca Department
linked to: Cundinamarca region
isMostPopulousCityOf Colombia
isPoliticalCenterOf Colombia
isSeatOf Congress of Colombia
Constitutional Court of Colombia
Council of State of Colombia
Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
Presidency of Colombia
Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
national government of Colombia
largestCity Bogotá
locatedInMountainRange Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes
locatedInTimeZone Colombia Standard Time
linked to: America/Bogota
locatedOn Bogotá savanna
officialLanguage Spanish
officialName Distrito Capital de Bogotá
shortName Bogotá, D.C.
linked to: Bogotá
timeZoneUTCOffset UTC−05:00

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Chía departmentCapital Bogotá (for Cundinamarca)
linked to: Capital District of Bogotá
Government of Colombia includesCapitalDistrict Bogotá, Capital District
linked to: Capital District of Bogotá
Bogotá City Hall locatedInAdministrativeEntity Capital District of Bogotá
Departamento de Cundinamarca borders Distrito Capital de Bogotá
linked to: Capital District of Bogotá
Colon Theater region Capital District of Bogotá
Teusaquillo locatedIn Capital District of Bogotá
Council of State of Colombia locatedIn Capital District of Bogotá
Muisca modernLocationOfBacatá Bogotá region
linked to: Capital District of Bogotá
La Calleja neighborhood belongsToAdministrativeDivision Capital District of Bogotá
Santa Bárbara neighborhood partOf Capital District of Bogotá
Carrera Séptima locatedIn Capital District of Bogotá
Toberín neighborhood partOf Capital District of Bogotá
Autopista Norte locatedIn Capital District of Bogotá
Superior Council of the Judiciary of Colombia locatedIn Capital District of Bogotá
Capital District of Bogotá officialName Distrito Capital de Bogotá
linked to: Capital District of Bogotá
Municipality of Soacha departmentCapital Bogotá (for Cundinamarca Department)
linked to: Capital District of Bogotá
Sumapaz Province departmentCapital Bogotá (for Cundinamarca Department)
linked to: Capital District of Bogotá
Ministry of Culture of Colombia headquartersLocation Capital District of Bogotá
Chapinero partOf Capital District of Bogotá
subject linked to: locality of Chapinero
locality of San Cristóbal partOf Capital District of Bogotá
locality of Santa Fe partOf Capital District of Bogotá
Chapinero sector locatedInAdministrativeEntity Capital District of Bogotá