Nemocón

E34857

Nemocón is a Colombian town in the department of Cundinamarca, best known for its historic underground salt mine and scenic Andean surroundings.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeDivisionOf Cundinamarca Department
climate cool highland climate
country Colombia
departmentCapital Bogotá
distanceFromBogotá_km about 45
elevation_m about 2600
governingBody municipal council
hasEconomicActivity tourist services
hasGeology salt dome formations
hasHeritage Muisca culture
hasIndustry agriculture
livestock farming
mining
hasNaturalFeature Andean plateau
mountainous landscape
underground salt deposits
hasNearbyMunicipality Cogua
Zipaquirá
hasOfficialName Nemocón
hasPostalCodeType Colombian postal code
hasReligiousBuilding Catholic church
hasResource rock salt
hasSettlementType municipality and town
hasTouristActivity cultural tourism
hiking
mine tours
hasTouristAttraction Nemocón Salt Mine
hasTransportConnection road network to Bogotá
historicalActivity pre-Columbian salt extraction
knownFor colonial architecture
salt production
scenic Andean surroundings
tourism
underground salt mine
language Spanish
locatedIn Andes
Central Savanna Province
Cundinamarca Department
locatedInContinent South America
locatedInTimeZone Colombia Standard Time
locatedNear Bogotá
municipalitySeat Nemocón urban center
partOf Altiplano Cundiboyacense
subdivisionType municipality of Colombia
utcOffset UTC−5

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cundinamarca
contains
Zipaquirá
hasNearbyCity
Nemocón
hasOfficialName

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