City Details: Bogotá
A few alternate names for Bogotá are: BOG, Bagata, Bogot, Bogota, Bogoto, Bogotà, Bogotá, Boqota, Buoguota, Bógóta
Bogotá, officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and largest city of Colombia. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the main political, economic, administrative, industrial, cultural, aeronautical, technological, scientific, medical and educational center of the country and northern South America.
General Information
- Official Name: Colombia
- Common Name: Colombia
- Population: 7674366
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.60971, -74.08175
- Country Code: COL
- Continent: South America
Closest Airports to Bogotá
- 1. El Dorado International Airport (BOG), distance from city center: 12.51 km
- 2. Vanguardia Airport (VVC), distance from city center: 71.45 km
- 3. Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base (API), distance from city center: 82.66 km
Location of Bogotá
Country Details
- Country: Colombia
- Official Name: Republic of Colombia
- Capital: Bogotá
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: South America
- Population: 50,882,884
- Area: 1,141,748 km²
- Languages: Spanish
- Currency: Colombian peso ($)
- Timezones: UTC-05:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Brazil
- Ecuador
- Panama
- Peru
- Venezuela
Holidays in Bogotá, Colombia
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Colombia for 2026
- Año Nuevo - 2026-01-01
- Día de los Reyes Magos - 2026-01-12
- Día de San José - 2026-03-23
- Jueves Santo - 2026-04-02
- Viernes Santo - 2026-04-03
- Primero de Mayo - 2026-05-01
- Ascensión del señor - 2026-05-18
- Corpus Christi - 2026-06-08
- Sagrado Corazón - 2026-06-15
- San Pedro y San Pablo - 2026-06-29
- Declaracion de la Independencia de Colombia - 2026-07-20
- Batalla de Boyacá - 2026-08-07
- La Asunción - 2026-08-17
- Día de la Raza - 2026-10-12
- Dia de los Santos - 2026-11-02
- Independencia de Cartagena - 2026-11-16
- La Inmaculada Concepción - 2026-12-08
- Navidad - 2026-12-25
Top Events in Bogotá, Colombia
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Museums in Bogotá, Colombia
Museo Botero
Calle 11 4-41, UPZ La Candelaria, 111711 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.5967° N, 74.0731° W
Hours: Mo, We-Sa 09:00-19:00 • Su 10:00-17:00
Museo Nacional de Colombia
Avenida Carrera 7 28-66, Santa Fé, 110311 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.6155° N, 74.0684° W
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-17:00
Museo del Oro
Calle 16, Santa Fé, 110321 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.6018° N, 74.0719° W
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-19:00 • Su 10:00-17:00
Planetario de Bogotá
Calle 26B 5-93, Santa Fé, 110311 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.6121° N, 74.0688° W
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Museo de Trajes
Calle 10, UPZs La Candelaria, 111711 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.5970° N, 74.0752° W
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-16:00
Museo del Mar Utadeo
Carrera 4 22-61, Santa Fé, 110311 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.6071° N, 74.0675° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,14:00-17:00 • Sa 09:00-12:30
Museo Internacional de la Esmeralda
Calle 16 6-66 piso 23, Santa Fé, 110321 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.6025° N, 74.0724° W
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
CasaTinta
Transversal 17 45D-61, Teusaquillo, 111311 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.6350° N, 74.0710° W
Hours: Tu-Fr 14:00-18:00 • Sa 10:00-17:30
Museo de Artes Visuales
Ruta E, Santa Fé, 110311 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.6061° N, 74.0671° W
Museo Geológico Nacional José Royo y Gómez
Diagonal 53, Teusaquillo, 111321 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.6409° N, 74.0802° W
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-16:00 • Sa 10:00-16:00
Museo de Bogotá
Calle 10 3-61, UPZs La Candelaria, 111711 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.5954° N, 74.0729° W
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-17:00 • Sa-Su 10:00-17:00
Casa de Poesia Silva
Calle 12C, UPZ La Candelaria, 111711 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.5986° N, 74.0706° W
Museo Militar
Calle 10 4-92, UPZs La Candelaria, 111711 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.5963° N, 74.0740° W
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-16:00
Museo de Arte Colonial
Calle 10, UPZs La Candelaria, 111711 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.5966° N, 74.0752° W
Museo de Arte de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Anillo Vial, Teusaquillo, 111321 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.6346° N, 74.0809° W
Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá
Avenida Calle 26, Santa Fé, 110311 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.6100° N, 74.0693° W
Casa de la Moneda
Carrera 5, UPZ La Candelaria, 111711 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.5969° N, 74.0734° W
Museo Casa 20 de Julio
Avenida Carrera 7, UPZ La Candelaria, 111711 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.5983° N, 74.0750° W
Museo Iglesia Santa Clara
Carrera 8, UPZ La Candelaria, 111711 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.5968° N, 74.0775° W
Museo Histórico Policia
Calle 9, UPZ La Candelaria, 111711 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Coordinates: 4.5977° N, 74.0785° W
Hours: Tu-Su 08:00-17:00