Cundinamarca Department

Department of Cundinamarca (Departamento de Cundinamarca, Spanish pronunciation: [kundinaˈmaɾka]) is one of the departments of Colombia. Its area covers 22,623 square kilometres (8,735 sq mi) (not including the Capital District) and it has a population of 2,919,060 as of 2018. It was created on August 5, 1886, under the constitutional terms presented on the same year. Cundinamarca is located in the center of Colombia.

For the department from 1820, see Cundinamarca Department (1820). For the department from 1824, see Cundinamarca Department (1824).
Cundinamarca Department
Departamento de Cundinamarca
Department
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Cundinamarca Corazón de Colombia
(Spanish: Cundinamarca, Heart of Colombia)
Anthem: Himno de Cundinamarca
Cundinamarca is shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 5°00′00″N 74°10′00″W
Country Colombia
RegionAndean Region
EstablishedJune 15, 1857
CapitalBogotá
Government
 • GovernorJorge Emilio Rey Ángel
(2024-2027)
Area
 • Total22,623 km2 (8,735 sq mi)
 • Rank17th
Elevation
3,341 m (10,961 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,242,999
 • Rank4th
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalCOP 91,946 billion
(US$ 21.6 billion)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-CUN
Provinces15
HDI (2019)0.774
high · 9th of 33
WebsiteOfficial website

Cundinamarca's capital city is Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. This is a special case among Colombian departments, since Bogotá is not legally a part of Cundinamarca, yet it is the only department that has its capital designated by the Constitution (if the capital were to be ever moved, it would take a constitutional reform to do so, instead of a simple ordinance passed by the Cundinamarca Assembly). In censuses, the populations for Bogotá and Cundinamarca are tabulated separately; otherwise, Cundinamarca's population would total over 10 million.

EntityPopulation (2023E)Area (km2)Area (square miles)Density (per km2)GDP (billion US$)
Cundinamarca (without Bogotá)3,577,20022,6238,73516021.6
Bogotá7,968,1001,5876134,90983.9
Cundinamarca and Bogotá11,545,30024,2109,348476105.5

source: citypopulation.de

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