The Bojacá River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a right tributary of the Bogotá River.

Bojacá River
Bojacá River is located in Colombia
Bojacá River
Location of the Bojacá River in Colombia
EtymologyMuysccubun: "purple enclosure"
Native nameRío Bojacá (Spanish)
Location
CountryColombia
DepartmentCundinamarca
Municipalities
LocalitiesFontibón (Bogotá)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFacatativá
 • coordinates4°52′29.4″N 74°21′31.4″W / 4.874833°N 74.358722°W / 4.874833; -74.358722
MouthBogotá River
 • location
Fontibón
 • coordinates
4°36′56.9″N 74°14′59.0″W / 4.615806°N 74.249722°W / 4.615806; -74.249722
Basin features
River systemBogotá River
 Magdalena Basin
  Caribbean Sea

Etymology

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Bojacá is derived from Muysccubun, the indigenous language of the Muisca, who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest and means "purple enclosure".[1][2]

Description

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mouth
Source and mouth of the Bojacá River on the Bogotá savanna

The Bojacá River originates at the western edge of the Bogotá savanna and flows from the northwest to the southeast through the municipalities Facatativá, Funza, Mosquera and the locality Fontibón of Bogotá before joining the Bogotá River. The southeastern portion of the Bojacá River, after the confluence with the Subachoque River, is called Balsillas. The Bojacá River flows just north of Lake Herrera.

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