Funza

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Funza is a municipality and town in the Bogotá metropolitan area of central Colombia, known for its agricultural activity and proximity to the capital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
averageTemperature ~13 °C
borders Bogotá
Cota, Cundinamarca
Madrid, Cundinamarca
Mosquera
surface form: Mosquera, Cundinamarca
capitalOf Sabas Tibabuyes Province
climate subtropical highland climate
country Colombia
crossedBy Bogotá River basin
surface form: Bogotá River
demonym Funzano
distanceTo ~20 km from central Bogotá
elevation 2548 metres
etymologyLanguage Muysccubun
founder Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
foundingDate 20 July 1537
governedBy mayor
hasArea ~67 square kilometres
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.funza-cundinamarca.gov.co/
hasPostalCode 250020
hasRuralArea Funza rural zone
hasUrbanArea Funza urban center
historicalRole seat of the zipa of Bacatá
knownFor agricultural activity
language Spanish
locatedIn Metropolitan Area of Bogotá
surface form: Bogotá metropolitan area

Central Colombia
Cundinamarca region
surface form: Cundinamarca Department
locatedNear Bogotá
locatedOn Sabana de Bogotá
surface form: Bogotá savanna
locatedWestOf Bogotá
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
floriculture
logistics and industry
meaningOfName Powerful lord
nearbyAirport El Dorado International Airport
partOf Sabas Tibabuyes Province
populationAsOf 2018 census
populationTotal ~74300
preColumbianInhabitants Muisca
preColumbianName Funza self-link
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
subdivisionType municipality of Colombia
timezone America/Bogota
surface form: Colombia Standard Time
transportConnection Autopista Medellín
utcOffset −5

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mosquera borderedBy Funza
La Calera borders Funza
subject surface form: Cundinamarca
subject surface form: Cundinamarca Department
subject surface form: Madrid, Cundinamarca
Funza preColumbianName Funza self-link