Chocontá

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Chocontá is a municipality and town in central Colombia known for its agricultural production and colonial-era history.

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Chocontá canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
category Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department
climate cool highland climate
continent South America
country Colombia
departmentCapital none
directionFromBogotá north
distanceFromBogotá about 80 kilometres
elevation about 2650 metres above sea level
foundedBy Tomas Lopez
foundedOn 1563-09-06
hasColonialArchitecture Yes
hasMunicipalGovernment Yes
historicalRegion Muisca Confederation territory
knownFor agricultural production
colonial-era history
dairy farming
potato cultivation
locatedIn Andean Region of Colombia
surface form: Central Colombia

Cundinamarca region
surface form: Cundinamarca Department
locatedOn Altiplano Cundiboyacense
municipalSeatOf Municipality of Chocontá
officialLanguage Spanish
originalIndigenousInhabitants Muisca
partOf Almeidas Province
preColumbianLanguage Muysccubun
primaryEconomicSector agriculture
subregion Andean Region of Colombia
surface form: Andean region of Colombia
timezone UTC-5

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

Cundinamarca region contains Chocontá
subject surface form: Cundinamarca
Cundinamarca Department (de facto, though separate district) contains Chocontá
subject surface form: Cundinamarca Department
Suesca hasNearbyTown Chocontá
Sesquilé borderedBy Chocontá
Almeidas Province capital Chocontá
Gachancipá sharesBorderWith Chocontá
Tomas Lopez placeOfActivity Chocontá