Cota, Cundinamarca
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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.[1]
History
In the time before the Spanish conquest, the Bogotá savanna was inhabited by the Muisca people, organized in the southern Muisca Confederation. The ruler of Bacatá (zipa) controlled Cota. The Muisca called the town Gota, which is either a personal name of derived from cota; "curl". Cota still has a surviving Muisca population.
Modern Cota was founded on November 29, 1604 by Diego Gómez de Mena.[1]
In 2010 a baptistery of the Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International was built in Cota.
Economy
Cota has a small economy mainly based on agriculture; cabbage and lettuce.[1]
References
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| Upper Magdalena Province | |
| Lower Magdalena Province | |
| Gualivá Province | |
| Guavio Province | |
| Central Magdalena Province | |
| Medina Province | |
| Eastern Province | |
| Rionegro Province | |
| Central Savanna Province | |
| Western Savanna Province | |
| Soacha Province | |
| Sumapaz Province | |
| Tequendama Province | |
| Ubaté Province | |
| Metropolitan Area of Bogotá | |
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (Spanish) Official website Cota
