Jaboque

Jaboque is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the locality Engativá, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland, close to the Bogotá River on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of 148 hectares.

Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include El Dorado International Airport.

El Dorado International Airport

Aerodrome

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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 south of Jaboque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Engativá and Fontibón.

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 4 km southeast of Jaboque.

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 6 km south of Jaboque.

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.

Jaboque

Type: Wetland
Categories: protected area and body of water
Location: Bogotá D.C., Bogotá, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Latitude

4.7247° or 4° 43′ 29″ north

Longitude

-74.14366° or 74° 8′ 37″ west

Elevation

2,541 metres (8,337 feet)

Open location code

67P7PVF4+VG

GeoNames ID

10258109

Wikidata ID

Q5905095

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Jaboque” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Jaboque-moerasgebied”
Japanese: “ハボケ湿地”
Spanish: “Humedal Jaboque”

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