Cogua

Cogua is a municipality and town of in the department of . It is situated on northern part of the with the urban centre at an altitude of 2,600 metres at 50 kilometres from the capital .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zipaquirá.

is a cute colonial town of some 70,000 people about an hour north of in the province. It is Colombia's salt mining capital and is famous for its Salt Cathedral, constructed almost entirely of salt within a defunct mine.

Cogua

Latitude
5.06071° or 5° 3′ 39″ north
Longitude
-73.97661° or 73° 58′ 36″ west
Population
4,760
Elevation
2,631 metres (8,632 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CO CGA
Open location code
67Q8326F+79
Open­Street­Map ID
node 703168800
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3686134
Wiki­data ID
Q1524844
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Cogua” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Cogua (Colombia)
  • Asturian: Cogua
  • Cebuano: Cogua
  • Chinese: Cogua
  • Chinese: 科瓜
  • Dutch: Cogua
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  • Georgian: კოგუა
  • German: Cogua
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  • Kotava: Cogua
  • Malay: Cogua
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  • Persian: کوگوآ
  • Polish: Cogua
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  • Tagalog: Cogua
  • Turkish: Cogua (belediye)
  • Turkish: Cogua belediyesi
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  • Waray (Philippines): Cogua
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parroquia de San Antonio de Padua and Alcaldía Municipal de Cogua.

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