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Wich city is the most important in Colombia?

The city most important in Colombia is Bogot, Distrito Capital from 1991 to 2000 called Santaf de Bogot, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogot now comprises an independent Capital district and no longer belongs administratively to that department. Bogot is the most populous city in the country, with 7.363.782 inhabitants as of 2010. Bogot and its metropolitan area, which includes municipalities such as Cha, Cota, Soacha, Cajic and La Calera, had a population of 7,881,156 in 2005.

In terms of land area, Bogot is the largest city in Colombia, and one of the biggest of Latin America. It figures amongst the thirty largest cities of the world and it is the third-highest capital city in South America (after La Paz and Quito) at 2,625 metres (8,612 ft) above sea level. With its many universities and libraries, Bogot has become known as "The Athens of South America".Bogot owns the largest moorland of the world, which is located in the Sumapaz Locality. The city ranked 54th in the 2010 Global Cities Index and is listed as global city of the Beta+ kind by the GaWC Cul es la ciudad ms importante de Colombia? La ciudad ms importante de Colombia es Bogot, Distrito Capital desde 1991 hasta 2000 llamada Santaf de Bogot, es la capital y ciudad ms grande de Colombia. Tambin es designado por la Constitucin nacional como la capital del departamento de Cundinamarca, a pesar de que la ciudad de Bogot cuenta ahora con un distrito capital independiente y no pertenece administrativamente a ese departamento. Bogot es la ciudad ms poblada del pas, con 7.363.782 habitantes en 2010 [5]. Bogot y su rea metropolitana, que incluye municipios como Cha, Cota, Soacha, Cajic y La Calera, tenan una poblacin de 7.881.156 en 2005. En trminos de superficie, Bogot es la ciudad ms grande de Colombia, y uno de los ms grandes de Amrica Latina. No figura entre las treinta ciudades ms grandes del mundo y es la tercera capital ms alta en Amrica del Sur (despus de La Paz y Quito) en 2.625 metros (8.612 pies) sobre el nivel del mar. Con sus muchas universidades y bibliotecas, Bogot se ha conocido como "la Atenas de Amrica del Sur". [6] Bogot posee el mayor pramo del mundo, que se encuentra en la localidad de Sumapaz. La ciudad en la posicin 54 en el ndice Global de las Ciudades 2010 y aparece como la ciudad mundial de la versin beta + tipo por parte del GaWC.

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