[22] Bogota was formed on November 14, 1894, from portions of Ridgefield Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day.

[26][27][28] The borough's name is pronounced /bəˈɡoʊtə/ buh-GOH-tə, unlike Bogotá, capital city of Colombia, which is accented on the final syllable.

[1][2] The borough borders Hackensack to the west, Ridgefield Park to the south and Teaneck on the north and east.

[31][32][33] Bogota is bisected by the CSX River Line, which divides the borough into an eastern and western portion.

[7] The borough form of government used by Bogota is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body, with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie.

The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council.

[3][44][45] As of 2024[update], the mayor of the Borough of Bogota is Republican Daniele Fede, serving a term of office that expires on December 31, 2027.

[3][46][47][48][49][50] Kathryn Gates-Ferris was appointed in late 2015 to fill the seat vacated by Lisa Kohles.

[51] The council seat expiring in 2015 held by Chris Kelemen was vacated when he took office as mayor in January 2015.

Citing the bitter political differences in the governing body and the loss of two council seats to Republican challengers in the general election that month, Mayor Patrick McHale resigned from office in November 2013 and was replaced on an acting basis by Council President Tito Jackson, who served in that role until the November 2014 election.

[52] In September 2011, the borough council appointed Wanda Uceta to fill the vacant seat of Joseph Nooto who had died earlier that month.

[56] In the 2010 General Election, Councilmen Joseph Noto and Michael Brophy won reelection, while first-time candidate Arthur Konigsberg also captured a seat.

They defeated Councilwoman Anne Marie Mitchell and challengers Jared Geist and Guillermo Martinez.

[61][62][63] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Wyckoff).

As of 2025[update], the county executive is James J. Tedesco III (D, Paramus), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.

[68] Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[69] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[70] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[71] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[72] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[73] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2027)[74] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2027).

[75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82] Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[83][84] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2027)[85][86] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).

[90] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 53.1% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 69.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).

[122][123] In summer of 2020 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark made the decision to close the Saint Joseph Academy "...due to increasing financial burdens, declining enrollment and Covid 19 pandemic" The former site of the Saint Joseph Academy was leased to the Bogota Board of Education for a five year period and is currently used for preschooland grades 6 and 7.

These highways provide access to the George Washington Bridge, the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway and other portions of the area's transportation network.

[128][129] Passenger rail service to Bogota station ended in 1966, but the right of way for freight lines of New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYSW) and the CSX River Subdivision (formerly the West Shore Railroad) run along the riverbank on the west side of town.

The 2005 documentary film Anytown, USA focused on the 2003 mayoral race between Republican Steve Lonegan, Democrat Fred Pesce and independent Dave Musikant.