Kennedy (Bogotá)

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Basic data
Surface: 38.66 km 2
location 4 ° 39 ′  N , 74 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 4 ° 39 ′  N , 74 ° 9 ′  W
Population (2007): 1,500,000
Post Code: 110811 (El Tintal)
110821 (Castilla-Kennedy)
110831 (Marsella)
110841 (Timiza-Alquería)
110851 (Techo-Abastos)
110861 (Roma-Britalia)
110871 (Patio Bonito)
110881 (Tintalito)
politics
Department : Bogotá
Mayor: Juan Felipe Zapata Álvarez
Kennedy website
location
Location of Kennedy

Kennedy is the 8th district ( localidad ) of the capital of Colombia and is located southwest of central Bogotá . The Kennedy borough has an area of ​​3,855 hectares and a population of more than 1.5 million.

Origin of the name

Techo founded. Source: Colombia's Broadcasting

Ciudad Techo ( roof town ) was the original name of the current district, which belonged to the Kaziken Techitina with its indigenous population. Later the place was given to the Spanish agent Juan Ruiz Orejuela and in 1608 to the Jesuits .

The municipality was then after the 35th President of the United States of America , John F. Kennedy , named in 1961 under the program Alliance for Progress ( Alliance for Progress visited) Colombia. In order to bring the Latin American members of the Organization of American States closer to the USA, Kennedy supported the alliance's urban development project. In gratitude, the Ciudad Techo district (a modern city within the city) was renamed Ciudad Kennedy in 1963 . After the assassination of Kennedy, this place was named after him.

Arts and Culture

In the arts, culture, and heritage, Kennedy has a significant number of organizations, groups, collectives, and artistic and cultural actors in all artistic fields. The most numerous are music, theater and dance. There are several independent artists, particularly in the visual arts. Also important are the groups of older adults engaged in dance and music, as well as the youth groups of rock and hip-hop.

Limits

In the north, Kennedy borders the 9th district of Fontibón , in the south of the 6th district of Tunjuelito and the 7th district of Bosa , separated by the River Tunjuelito . In the east, separated by 68th Street (Avenida 68), borders the 16th district of Puente Aranda . The Río Bogotá flows to the west , on the other side of which there are Funza and Mosquera.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ La visita del presidente John F. Kennedy a Colombia. In: radionacional.co. March 26, 2015, Retrieved May 14, 2016 (Spanish).
  2. ^ History of the borough 'Kennedy' jacglorietaskennedy.galeon.com, accessed April 22, 2019 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Chapter 3 on Travel to Colombia . latein America.de. Accessed March 17, 2017
  4. ↑ 'Kennedy' on the Bogotá City Council website bogota.gov.co, accessed April 22, 2019 (Spanish)

Web links

Commons : Kennedy (Bogotá)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files