The city is located in the center of Colombia, on a high plateau known as the Bogotá savanna, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes. Bogotá is the third-highest capital in South America and in the world after Quito and La Paz, at an average of  above sea level. Subdivided into 20 localities, Bogotá has an area of  and a relatively cool climate that is constant through the year.