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Bogotá Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia and later of the Republic of New Granada.
Santafé de Bogotá | |
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Province of Gran Colombia and later of Republic of New Granada | |
1550–1857 | |
![]() Location of the province of Santafé de Bogotá in New Granada around 1810 | |
![]() Location of the province in New Granada around 1855 | |
Capital | Santa Fe de Bogotá |
Demonym | Bogotan(o/a), Santafereñ(o/a), Neogranadin(o/a) |
Area | |
• 1820 | 215,627 km2 (83,254 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1789 | 119,779 |
• 1820 | 172,000 |
• 1835 | 255,569 |
• 1843 | 279,032 |
• 1851 | 317,351 |
• Type | Governorate |
Historical era | Spanish colonization of the Americas Colombian War of Independence |
• Established | 1550 |
• Establishment | July 17, 1550 |
• Dissolution | June 15, 1875 |
• Disestablished | 1857 |
Its name relates to the city of Bogotá located high in the Andes at 2620 m (8646 ft).
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