Chía

E31475

human settlement municipality

Chía is a municipality in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia, known for its rapid urban growth and proximity to the capital city, Bogotá.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human settlement → municipality →
borderedBy	Bogotá → Cajicá → Cota → Sopó → Tabio → Tenjo →
capitalOf	Chía Municipality →
climate	cool highland climate →
continent	South America →
country	Colombia →
countrySubdivision	Andean Region of Colombia →
crossedBy	Bogotá River →
demographicsCharacteristic	part of Bogotá metropolitan commuter belt →
departmentCapital	Bogotá (for Cundinamarca) →
distanceTo	approximately 10 km north of Bogotá →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 2560 metres →
hasEconomicActivity	commerce → education services → real estate and construction → services →
hasEducationalInstitution	Universidad Manuela Beltrán campus Chía → Universidad de La Sabana (near Chía urban area) →
hasLocalGovernmentType	municipal government →
hasMayor	municipal mayor of Chía →
hasMunicipalSeat	Chía urban area →
hasPopulationCharacteristic	significant population growth in late 20th and early 21st centuries →
hasPostalCode	250001–250008 (range used in Chía) →
hasTransportConnection	Autopista Norte → Avenida Pradilla →
hasUrbanGrowthCharacteristic	rapid urban expansion →
historicalRegion	Muisca territory →
knownFor	commercial centers → proximity to Bogotá → residential developments →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Cundinamarca Department → Sabana Centro Province →
locatedInCountrySubdivision	Cundinamarca Department →
locatedInGeographicalRegion	Sabana de Bogotá →
locatedInMetropolitanAreaOf	Bogotá →
locatedNear	Bogotá →
municipalCategoryInColombia	municipio →
namedAfter	Chía (Muisca moon goddess) →
officialLanguage	Spanish →
partOf	Metropolitan Area of Bogotá →
timeZone	Colombia Standard Time →
utcOffset	UTC−05:00 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cajicá → Sopó → Tabio →	borderedBy
Cundinamarca → Cundinamarca Department → Sabana de Bogotá →	contains
Tenjo →	borderingMunicipality
La Calera →	borders
Departamento de Cundinamarca →	hasMajorCity
Zipaquirá →	hasNearbyCity
Muisca →	majorDeity