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Capital and largest city of Colombia

Bogotá

358Sunny Days/yr
66°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 7.7M· Elev. 8,471 ftWikipedia

Bogotá, officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and largest city of Colombia. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the main political, economic, administrative, industrial, cultural, aeronautical, technological, scientific, medical, educational and airport center of the country and northern South America.Wikipedia

Nickname: ("The South American Athens") "La Ciudad de TodosNickname: ("The City of Everyone") "La NeveraNickname: (The Fridge") "La Capital Mundial del TeatroMotto: Bogotá ReverdeceMotto: ("Bogotá Green", 2020–2023)
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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

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Livability

Internet
Country Broadband
17.0
subscriptions per 100 people
Growing Broadband
05

Climate

Sunshine
358
sunny days per year
98% of the year
Avg High Temp
66°F
annual average
Humidity
79%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
79/100
Great
Temp Swing
4°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
33"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
56
Moderate AQI
07

Demographics

Population7.7M
Altitude8,471 ftabove sea level

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