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Jul 28, 1000
POLICY DIVISION OF THE MUNICIPALITY
Chia is classified as an urbanized city, the inevitable result
social, economic and political changes that the country is living
but above all by the ongoing migration of population from Bogotá
other municipalities, -
Mar 24, 1537
Foundation of chia
Chia is a Colombian municipality located in the department of Cundinamarca, located on an existing population since pre-Columbian times, still with 126 647 inhabitants the largest city in the central province savannah. -
Mar 24, 1537
chia flag
"Flag rectangular divided into two horizontal strips iguales.La upper band of golden yellow and the bottom green band. The upper band of golden yellow, symbolizing the richness of our land, full moon sacred symbol of the Chibcha raceIt gave rise to our values and cultural identity -
Mar 24, 1537
shield of the municipality
Coat with embroidery cut and split. In the upper right-hander has a growing barracks or horned moon silver in saber field, as a representation of the sacred cult star of the Chibcha, called by them Chie. -
Mar 30, 1537
Daughter of the moon
Chia goddess was one of the deities of the Muiscas. He is yielding the largest cult in this town, which the chroniclers called the "City of the Moon" Chia was the birthplace of Chibcha kingdom of Cundinamarca, as his successor Cacique was Zipa. -
Bogota river
The Bogotá River is one of the rivers in the department of Cundinamarca, in central Colombia. It is the main riverbed of the savannah of Bogota. Not even mighty waterway. Flows into the Magdalena, reaching the Caribbean Sea. In its basin is home to some 9,000,000 people, of which 8,500,000 in Bogota. It is approximately 380 km. It presents high levels of contamination. Although it is contaminated from very near its source, the bulk of toxic and industrial and urban waste is due to the Bogotá. Fo -
Common Bridge
Common Bridge is a bridge dating from the colonial era on the Bogota River (formerly Funza river), in the municipality of Chia (Cundinamarca). Located thirty kilometers from Bogota still kept this bridge built in 1796.1 It operated as a single bridge for motor vehicles until well into the second half of the twentieth century. Today it is kept in good condition and can be visited. -
marroquín castle
Its construction was commissioned by Lorenzo Marroquín Osorio in 1898 by French architect Gaston Lelarge, who had the cooperation of the teachers Julian Lombana and Demetrio Chavez; It covers an area of 61 hectares. When the Marroquín family decided to sell the building, new buyers could not live there. After this fact was abandoned, and was later hired first for a cabaret and later as a psychiatric hospital. -
ospina park
chia is a historical and culturally rich town, some of the sites recommended by the Municipal Mayor close to the main park is showing sculptures of female beauty -
Church chia
El 3 de junio de 1778 el Alarife Agustín Gómez presentó presupuesto de reparos de la iglesia cuyo estado era ruinosa a causa del terremoto de 1776, por valor de 870 pesos. La obra se terminó 2 de marzo de 1784 dirigida po r los alarifes Manuel Lozano y Leandro Benítez. -
church valvanera
day of the Adoration of the Magi the holy priest blessed the Temlo devoted to the Virgin of Valvanera in the hill that was given since the same name and which is raised by two good roads that encircle the hill stone mentioned -
House of Culture
School of Arts of the House of Culture of the Municipality of Chia is the ideal place for children, youth, adults and seniors, to educate emotions fully in sensitivity, recognition of diversity and multiculturalism becoming engine development for all citizens of the municipality. -
the expensive railroad station
He has been in charge of steam locomotives and diesel and is hopeful that the works will begin in January next year will improve the road linking Bogota with Zipaquirá (now both rails are only separated by 91 centimeters) and return rail the importance it once had in the country. -
Cundinamarca supports indigenous cultural expressions
The Departmental Institute of Culture and Tourism of Cundinamarca (Idecut), allocated the sum of 18 million pesos to finance the implementation of cultural festivals of indigenous councils Chia, Cota and Sesquilé. -
First Exhibition of Construction and Business Development in Chia
More than 40 companies from construction to housing projects in Chia and surroundings; real estate, heavy equipment dealers, suppliers deposits materials, hardware, ornamentation, aluminum, glass, home safety, gas and home decor among many others will participate in this event that will take place in Santander Park Chia.
