Zipaquirá

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Zipaquirá is a historic Colombian city famed for its underground Salt Cathedral and colonial architecture, located north of Bogotá.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
country Colombia
distanceFrom about 48 km north of Bogotá
elevation about 2650 meters above sea level
governingBody municipal government of Zipaquirá
hasAreaCode +57 1
hasClimate cool highland climate
hasDemonym zipaquireña
zipaquireño
hasEconomicActivity commerce
services
tourism
hasHeritage Muisca culture
hasHistoricBuilding Parish of the Holy Trinity and San Antonio of Padua
colonial houses around main square
hasLanguage Spanish
hasNaturalResource rock salt
hasNearbyAttraction Nemocón salt mine
hasNearbyCity Cajicá
Chía
Nemocón
hasPostalCode 250251
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
hasReligiousSite Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
hasSymbol coat of arms of Zipaquirá
flag of Zipaquirá
hasTouristAttraction Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
historic center
main square
hasTransportConnection Savanna railway
road connection to Bogotá
isCapitalOf Zipaquirá Municipality
isHistoricCenterOf salt production in central Colombia
isTouristDestinationFor cultural tourism
industrial heritage tourism
religious tourism
knownFor Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
colonial architecture
salt mining history
locatedIn Cundinamarca Department
Sabana de Bogotá
locatedNorthOf Bogotá
locatedOn Bogotá Savannah
partOf Central Savanna Province
subdivisionType municipality and city
timeZone Colombia Standard Time
UTCOffset UTC−5


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