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by Carlos Thompson, 15 October 2004
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I have just received from the Government of Cundinamarca a
book that deals with on the shields and flags of this department.
This book is called "Shields, Flags and Hymns of
Cundinamarca", written by Rosalba Salazar Gallo for the
Secretariat of Culture of Cundinamarca. Here is the flag of Cogua
(Sabana Centro (=Central Sabana) Province). The flag of Cogua
have an object in the white triangle. It is a tree of Rodamonte.
Jairo Alonso Méndez Méndez, 12 March 2004
Descriptions of Flag and Coat of Arms are located in <www.alcaldiacogua.gov.co>.
Both texts in Spanish:
Coat of Arms: "Adoptado mediante decreto numero 052 de
agosto 23 de 2000. El escudo representa los elementos mas
destacados del municipio de Cogua en el departamento de
cundinamarca, en Colombia. Aparecen como emblemas las principales
actividades agropecuarias como son: la ganaderia, la agricultura,
el ecoturismo, reservas forestales, entre otros."
Flag: "Fue adoptada mediante Decreto No. 045 del 22
de Agosto de 1997, y la cual describimos a continuación:
La Bandera está compuesta por tres colores: azul, verde y blanco
y una silueta del árbol insignia del Municipio “El
Rodamonte”, que está situado en el triángulo blanco, el
color azul significa la riqueza hídrica de nuestro Municipio. El
color verde significa la riqueza forestal, y el color blanco
significa la paz, el cual estará dentro del triángulo que
significa la justicia. La conformación geométrica es de 2
franjas horizontales de 150cm de color azul y verde, las 2
franjas del mismo tamaño vertical 100 cms de 50 cada uno, el
triángulo está ubicado en el costado izquierdo de las 2 franjas
“azul y verde”, en la posición de 1/3 de la totalidad
de la bandera, con uno de sus ángulos troncando las 2 franjas
por la mitad. La dimensión de cada arista es de 100cms.,
formando dos ángulos de 45°., y uno de 30°., en su interior
está ubicada la silueta del Rodamonte."
Jairo Alonso Méndez Méndez, 9 September 2004
The flag was adopted by decree 045 from 22nd Augost, 1997, and
described as: The dimentions: 100 cm width and 150 cm long (ratio
2:3), vertically divided at half blue over green, a white
triangle in the hoist reches the division between blue and green
at 1/3 the length. In the triangle is the siluet of a rodamonte
tree. (The site says two 45° angles and one 30°, I guess
they meant one 90° angle instead of 30°) The rodamonte
tree is the municipality tree of Cogua; blue stands for the
hidrical resources (there is a lagoon of the same name), green
stands for forestal wealth, and white means peace, in a shape of
a triangle that means justice.
The Coat of Arms of the municipality was adopted by decree 052
from 23rd Augost, 2000. Acording to the site the shield
represents the most outstanding elements of the municipality of
Cogua in the department of Cundinamarca, in
Colombia. They appear as emblems the main farming
activities as they are: cattling, agriculture, ecological
tourism, forest reserves, among others.
There is a picture of the main square of Cogua with a rodamonte (Escallonia
myrtilloides) at <www.alcaldiacogua.gov.co>.
Carlos Thompson, 15 October 2004
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by Carlos Thompson, 15 October 2004