Chocontá
Chocontá | |
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Municipality and town | |
Main square of Chocontá | |
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°8′48″N 73°40′57″W / 5.14667°N 73.68250°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Almeidas Province |
| Founded | 6 September 1563 |
| Founded by | Tómas López |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jorge Enrique Pinzón Pinzón (2016–2019) |
| Area | |
| 300.2 km2 (115.9 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,655 m (8,711 ft) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
| 20,568 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,554 |
| • Urban density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Chocontá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Almeidas Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. It is located on the Pan-American Highway. In 1938 Chocontá had a population of 2,041.