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Government of Bogotá Capital District
- Spanish: Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá
Governs Bogota Capital District
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Source: constituteproject.org, checkedAt a glance
What it's for
The Capital District combines the powers of a department and a municipality. The Mayor leads its administration; the 45-member Council regulates district functions (Constitution art. 322-323).
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Who sits on it
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Mayor
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- CG Carlos Fernando Galán Mayor · since January 2024
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Sources for who sits on it
- Mayor constituteproject.org · checked
- Carlos Fernando Galán as Mayor es.wikipedia.org · checked
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitución Política de Colombia 1991 (Constitute Project Spanish text), read 2026-10-12: governors/mayor and departmental assemblies/Council of Bogotá exist, arts. 299-305, 322-323. For: Government of Bogotá Capital District
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitución Política de Colombia 1991 (Constitute Project Spanish text), read 2026-10-12: powers text. For: What it's for
- constituteproject.org · checked Spanish official names of the bodies as used in the Constitution (Gobernación, Asamblea Departamental, Concejo), read 2026-10-12. For: Government of Bogotá Capital District in Spanish
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitución Política de Colombia 1991 (Constitute Project Spanish text), read 2026-10-12: governor four-year elected term and no immediate re-election (art. 303); assembly 11-31 members (art. 299); 45 Bogotá councillors and mayor (art. 323); cifra repartidora (art. 263). For: Mayor
- es.wikipedia.org · checked es.wikipedia, Elecciones regionales de Colombia de 2023, read 2026-10-12: governors and Bogotá mayor elected 2023-10-29. Fallback: Wikipedia (es) results page, because the Registraduría site returned HTTP 403; cross-checked against El Colombiano's list of 32 elected governors. For: Carlos Fernando Galán as Mayor
- www1.funcionpublica.gov.co · checked Congreso de la República, Ley 163 de 1994 (Diario Oficial 41.523, 1994-09-02), art. 1 "FECHA DE ELECCIONES", via Función Pública Gestor Normativo, read 2026-10-12: governors, mayors, deputies and councillors are elected on the last Sunday of October. For: General election, October 31, 2027
- elpais.com.co · checked El País Cali, Elecciones de 2027: fechas clave, read 2026-10-12: regional elections scheduled 2027-10-31, terms end 2027-12-31; Vanguardia 2026-10-08 says Registraduría has not confirmed the calendar. Fallback: press, because no official calendar published yet. For: General election, October 31, 2027
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