Chía town
E646970
Chía town is a historic urban center in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia, now a suburban municipality of the Bogotá metropolitan area known for its colonial heritage and rapid modern growth.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chía | 0 |
| Chía, Cundinamarca | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | municipality ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Chía Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | cool highland climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| departmentCapital | Zipaquirá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
education ⓘ services ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInhabitants | Muisca people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | mayor of Chía ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (campus in Chía)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universidad de La Sabana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Catholic churches
ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
colonial-era town
ⓘ
pre-Columbian Muisca settlement ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernmentBody | Chía municipal council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatusSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasTransport | intermunicipal buses to Bogotá ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCharacter |
commuter town for Bogotá
ⓘ
suburban municipality ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colonial heritage
ⓘ
rapid modern urban growth ⓘ restaurants and nightlife ⓘ shopping centers ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedAtElevation | about 2600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Cundinamarca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater | Bogotá River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Andean Region of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
America/Bogota
ⓘ
surface form:
Colombia Standard Time
|
| locatedNear |
Bogotá
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabana de Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chía (Muisca moon goddess) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Bogotá metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodeType | Colombian postal code ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
Autopista Medellín
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Autopista Norte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | municipality of Cundinamarca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneOffset | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| urbanDevelopment |
industrial and logistics areas
ⓘ
residential gated communities ⓘ shopping malls ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chía, Cundinamarca