Metropolis noun – A thickly settled, highly populated area. Seat and metropolis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Seat" instead a noun "Metropolis".
Seat noun – A place from which authority is exercised. Metropolis and seat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Metropolis" instead a noun "Seat". Nearby Words: seating, seated
Bogotá, D.C.: Simply to say, The South American Athens, The Colombian Metropolis, and seat of all the political power in Colombia, originally was a city in Cundinamarca but its special legislation as a District allows it to be managed as a Department.