Central Savanna Province ( es, Sabana Centro) is one of the fifteen provinces of
Cundinamarca, in the country of
Colombia. It is located in the central area of the department, and has 11
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
. The province capital is the city of
Zipaquirá
Zipaquirá () is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Its neighboring municipalities are Cogua and Nemocón to the north; Tocancipá to the east; Tabio, Cajicá and Sopó to the south; and Subachoque and ...
.
Limits
* North:
Ubaté Province
* West:
Rionegro
Rionegro () is a city and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the city is "Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro". Rio Negro means "Black River" in Spanish, as the cit ...
and
Western Savanna Province
Western Savanna Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's ...
* South:
Bogotá Capital District
* East:
Guavio Province
The Guavio Province ( es, Provincia del Guavio) is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca department, Colombia. Guavio borders the Capital District of Bogotá and the Central Savanna Province to the west, to the north the Almeidas Province, t ...
* Northeast:
Almeidas Province
Almeidas Province ( es, Provincia de Almeidas, ) is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Almeidas borders to the east with the Boyacá Department to the north with the Ubaté Province, to the west with the Central Sav ...
Rivers
The Central Savanna Province is crossed by the
Bogotá River
The Bogotá River is a major river of the Cundinamarca department of Colombia. A right tributary of the Magdalena River, the Bogotá River crosses the region from the northeast to the southwest and passing along the western limits of Bogotá. The ...
and
Rio Frío.
Demographics
The most populous urban centers are
Chía and
Zipaquirá
Zipaquirá () is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Its neighboring municipalities are Cogua and Nemocón to the north; Tocancipá to the east; Tabio, Cajicá and Sopó to the south; and Subachoque and ...
.
Subdivision
The Central Savanna Province is subdivided into 11 municipalities:
[Orden en las provincias de Cundinamarca]
- El Tiempo
References
External links
*
Government of Cundinamarca Department; Central Savanna Province
Provinces of Cundinamarca Department
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