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where is bogota

Bogotá is the capital city of Colombia, located in the center of the country on a high plateau in the Andes Mountains in northern South America.

Quick Scoop: Where Is Bogotá?

  • Country: Colombia , in northern South America.
  • Role: Capital and largest city of Colombia.
  • Region: Central part of Colombia, in the Andean region.
  • Geography: Situated on the Bogotá savanna, a high plateau in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes.
  • Elevation: About 2,640 meters (8,660 feet) above sea level.

You can picture it roughly inland and high up in the mountains, rather than on the coast, acting as a major political, economic, and cultural hub for Colombia.

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