Funza
title: "Funza" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-cundinamarca-department"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-cundinamarca-department" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funza" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Funza |
| native_name | Muyquytá |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| image_skyline | Aguas Funzanas.jpg |
| image_caption | Wetland in Funza |
| image_flag | Flag_of_Funza_(Cundinamarca).svg |
| image_seal | Escudo de Funza (Cundinamarca).svg |
| image_map | Colombia - Cundinamarca - Funza.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality and town of Funza in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia |
| pushpin_map | Colombia |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Colombia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Colombia |
| subdivision_type1 | Department |
| subdivision_name1 | Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Western Savanna |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Jeimmy Villamil Buitrago |
| (2024-2027) | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 20 April 1537 |
| founder | Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada |
| area_total_km2 | 67.75 |
| area_urban_km2 | 7.78 |
| population_as_of | 2018 census |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 93154 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 90671 |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| population_demonym | Funzano |
| coordinates | |
| timezone | Colombia Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| elevation_m | 2548 |
| area_code | +1 |
| website | |
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|name = Funza |native_name = Muyquytá |nickname = |motto = |settlement_type = Municipality and town |image_skyline = Aguas Funzanas.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Wetland in Funza |image_flag = Flag_of_Funza_(Cundinamarca).svg |image_seal = Escudo de Funza (Cundinamarca).svg |image_map = Colombia - Cundinamarca - Funza.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Funza in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia |pushpin_map = Colombia |pushpin_mapsize = 250 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Colombia |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Colombia |subdivision_type1 = Department |subdivision_name1 = Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca |subdivision_type2 = Province |subdivision_name2 = Western Savanna |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Jeimmy Villamil Buitrago (2024-2027) |established_title = Founded |established_date = 20 April 1537 |founder = Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 67.75 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = 7.78 |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2018 census |population_footnotes = |population_total = 93154 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = 90671 |population_density_urban_km2 = auto |population_demonym = Funzano |coordinates = |timezone = Colombia Standard Time |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |elevation_m = 2548 |elevation_ft = |area_code = +1 |website = |footnotes = 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 2548 m. In Funza the La Florida wetland, part of the wetlands of Bogotá, a remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Humboldt, still exists. The town is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá and borders Madrid and Tenjo in the north, Mosquera in the south, Madrid in the west and Cota and the locality Engativá of the capital Bogotá in the east. The eastern boundary is formed by the Bogotá River. Funza is the site of the former main settlement Bacatá of the Muisca Confederation. Modern Funza was founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada during the Spanish conquest of the Muisca on April 20, 1537.
Etymology
The name Funza comes from Chibcha and means "Powerful lord".
History
In the times before the Spanish conquest, Funza was an important village in the Muisca Confederation. This loose confederation of rulers of the Muisca had a southern ruler, the zipa based in Bacatá, the present-day municipality of Funza.
Modern Funza was founded by conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada en route in his search for El Dorado on April 20, 1537.
On January 21, 1972, a Líneas Aéreas La Urraca flight crashed in Funza after an explosion on board.
Economy
The economy of Funza is based on agricultural and industrial activities. Main agricultural products are potatoes and maize. Other industries involve plastics and metalcraft production.
Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Funza (Ramada La), elevation 2545 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 21.4 |Feb high C = 20.7 |Mar high C = 21.1 |Apr high C = 21.0 |May high C = 20.6 |Jun high C = 19.7 |Jul high C = 19.3 |Aug high C = 19.6 |Sep high C = 20.1 |Oct high C = 20.6 |Nov high C = 20.8 |Dec high C = 21.5 | year high C = 20.5 |Jan mean C = 14.1 |Feb mean C = 14.1 |Mar mean C = 14.6 |Apr mean C = 14.9 |May mean C = 14.9 |Jun mean C = 14.5 |Jul mean C = 14.0 |Aug mean C = 14.0 |Sep mean C = 14.2 |Oct mean C = 14.5 |Nov mean C = 14.7 |Dec mean C = 14.4 | year mean C = 14.4 |Jan low C = 7.8 |Feb low C = 8.0 |Mar low C = 8.8 |Apr low C = 10.0 |May low C = 10.4 |Jun low C = 9.6 |Jul low C = 9.3 |Aug low C = 9.0 |Sep low C = 8.8 |Oct low C = 9.6 |Nov low C = 9.5 |Dec low C = 8.1 | year low C = 9.1 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 26.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 36.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 56.3 |Apr precipitation mm = 96.3 |May precipitation mm = 89.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 54.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 42.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 41.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 56.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 98.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 86.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 47.2 |year precipitation mm = 733.4 | Jan precipitation days = 8 | Feb precipitation days = 10 | Mar precipitation days = 12 | Apr precipitation days = 17 | May precipitation days = 19 | Jun precipitation days = 15 | Jul precipitation days = 15 | Aug precipitation days = 13 | Sep precipitation days = 14 | Oct precipitation days = 16 | Nov precipitation days = 14 | Dec precipitation days = 9 | year precipitation days = 161 | Jan humidity = 79 | Feb humidity = 79 | Mar humidity = 81 | Apr humidity = 83 | May humidity = 82 | Jun humidity = 79 | Jul humidity = 77 | Aug humidity = 77 | Sep humidity = 78 | Oct humidity = 82 | Nov humidity = 82 | Dec humidity = 80 | year humidity = 80 |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web |url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010 |publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales |language=es |access-date= 17 June 2024 |url-status=dead}}
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Funza (Flores Colombianas), elevation 2560 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 20.0 |Feb high C = 20.0 |Mar high C = 19.6 |Apr high C = 19.2 |May high C = 19.2 |Jun high C = 18.7 |Jul high C = 18.6 |Aug high C = 18.7 |Sep high C = 18.7 |Oct high C = 18.9 |Nov high C = 19.0 |Dec high C = 19.5 | year high C = 19.2 |Jan low C = 5.7 |Feb low C = 6.8 |Mar low C = 7.6 |Apr low C = 8.8 |May low C = 8.9 |Jun low C = 8.6 |Jul low C = 8.1 |Aug low C = 7.8 |Sep low C = 7.3 |Oct low C = 7.7 |Nov low C = 8.1 |Dec low C = 6.9 | year low C = 7.7 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 28.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 43.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 74.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 93.9 |May precipitation mm = 98.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 57.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 52.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 39.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 50.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 91.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 71.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 41.1 |year precipitation mm = 719.1 | Jan precipitation days = 7 | Feb precipitation days = 9 | Mar precipitation days = 13 | Apr precipitation days = 15 | May precipitation days = 17 | Jun precipitation days = 14 | Jul precipitation days = 13 | Aug precipitation days = 12 | Sep precipitation days = 12 | Oct precipitation days = 15 | Nov precipitation days = 15 | Dec precipitation days = 9 | year precipitation days = 147 |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web |url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010 |publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales |language=es |access-date= 17 June 2024 |url-status=dead}}
Gallery
File:Atardecer en Funza.jpg|Sunset in Funza File:Paraíso Agricultor.jpg|Maize fields in Funza File:Funza Verde.jpg|Green area in Funza File:Funza map.png|Map of Funza
References
References
- [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/cundinamarca/25286__funza/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Funza municipality with localities
- {{in lang. es [http://www.funza-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Funza] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-12-21)
- "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network.
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