Bogotá during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world.

The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca.[16] Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the political, economic, administrative, and industrial center of the country.