Bogotá savanna
The Bogotá savanna is a montane savanna, located in the southwestern part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the center of Colombia. The Bogotá savanna has an extent of 4,251.6 square kilometres and an average altitude of 2,650 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Region
- Description: Wetland in Bogota, Colombia
- Also known as: “Bogota savanna” and “Cundinamarca Basin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include El Dorado International Airport.
El Dorado International Airport
Aerodrome
El Dorado International Airport is an international airport serving Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, and its surrounding areas. The airport is located mostly in the Fontibón district of Bogotá, although it partially extends into the Engativá district and through the municipality of Funza in the Western Savanna Province of the Cundinamarca Department. El Dorado International Airport is situated 2½ km southeast of Bogotá savanna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Funza and Fontibón.
Funza
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Funza is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, of the department of Cundinamarca. Funza is situated on the Bogotá savanna, the southwestern part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban centre at an altitude of 2,548 metres.
Fontibón
Neighborhood
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fontibon is the 9th locality of Bogotá. It is located in the west of the city. This district is mostly inhabited by low and middle class residents. El Dorado International Airport is located in this district. Fontibón is situated 5 km southeast of Bogotá savanna.
Engativá
Suburb
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Engativá is the 10th locality of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. located in the city’s west‑northwest sector, Originally an independent municipality of the Department of Cundinamarca, Engativá was annexed to Bogotá in 1954, forming part of the city’s expansion. Engativá is situated 6 km east of Bogotá savanna.
Bogotá savanna
- Category: highland
- Location: Cundinamarca, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover Bogotá savanna from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Bogotá savanna” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sabana de Bogotà”
- Chinese: “波哥大大草原”
- Chinese: “波哥大稀树草原”
- Chinese: “波哥大稀樹草原”
- Chinese: “波哥大萨瓦纳大草原”
- Danish: “Bogotasletten”
- Danish: “Bogotásletten”
- Dutch: “Sabana de Bogotá”
- Esperanto: “Bogota Savano”
- French: “Savane de Bogota”
- French: “Savane de Bogotá”
- Galician: “Sabana de Bogotá”
- German: “Savanne von Bogota”
- Hebrew: “סוואנה של בוגוטה”
- Italian: “Savana di Bogotá”
- Japanese: “ボゴタ・サバナ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bogotásletta”
- Norwegian: “Bogotásletta”
- Portuguese: “Savana de Bogotá”
- Slovenian: “Savana Bogotá”
- Spanish: “Sabana de Bogota”
- Spanish: “Sabana de Bogotá”
- Spanish: “Valle de los Alcázares”
- Swedish: “Bogotáslätten”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Estación El Cerrito and Jaboque.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bogotá savanna”. Photo: Tequendamia, Public domain.