Río Frío (Bogotá savanna)
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This article is about the river on the Bogotá savanna. For other rivers with this name, see Rio Frio.
The Río Frío ("Cold river") is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a right tributary of the Bogotá River. The river, in a basin of 6,008.69 hectares (23.1997 sq mi), originates on the Páramo de Guerrero in Zipaquirá at an altitude of 3,700 metres (12,100 ft). It flows through the municipalities Tabio and Cajicá and into the Bogotá River in the south of Chía, at 2,650 metres (8,690 ft) above sea level.
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Río Frío | |
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Etymology | "Cold river" |
Native name | Río Frío (Spanish) |
Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Cundinamarca |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | Páramo de Guerrero |
• location | Zipaquirá |
• coordinates | 5°07′06.9″N 74°00′47.9″W |
• elevation | 3,700 m (12,100 ft) |
Mouth | Bogotá River |
• location | Chía |
• coordinates | 4°50′06.5″N 74°04′55.5″W |
• elevation | 2,650 m (8,690 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Bogotá River Magdalena Basin Caribbean Sea |
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