Barrios Unidos

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Barrios Unidos
Avenida 63 con kr 68 en Bogotá.JPG
Basic data
Surface: 11.89 km 2
location 4 ° 40 ′  N , 74 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 4 ° 40 ′  N , 74 ° 5 ′  W
Height above d. M .: 2555 m
Population (2015): 254.162
Post Code: 111211 (Metrópolis-La Castellana)
111221 (Siete de Agosto-El Salitre)
politics
Department : Bogotá
Structure: Los Andes
Doce de Octubre
Alcázares
Parque El Salitre Barrios
Mayor: Zico Antonio Suarez Suarez
Barrios Unidos website
location
Location of Barrios Unidos

Barrios Unidos is the 12th district ( localidad ) in the northwestern part of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá . Its area is 1,189.52 hectares, which corresponds to 1.39 percent of the total area of ​​Bogotá and with a population of about 254,000 people. It is the fifth smallest municipality in Bogotá.

Barrios Unidos is a craft and small and medium-sized business district . So is z. B. the service area auto parts and vehicle repairs strongly represented; Metalworking with workshops in the Barrio Negro district , leather production in Muequetá , marquetry in San Fernando or wooden furniture workshops in Doce de Octubre . There are also lithographic studios.

On the other hand, the district u. a. Activities with various artistic and cultural forms related to the traditional festivals such as Siete de Agosto , Doce de Octubre and Once de Noviembre . It is this diversity of small business groups that cooperate and compete in the same district; this is what Barrios Unidos defines as a diverse economic and cultural cluster and distinguishes it from other urban districts.

Limits

North: Calle 100 with Suba (11th district)
South: Calle 63 with Teusaquillo (13th district)
East: Autopista Norte and Avenida Caracas with Chapinero
West: Avenida 68 with Engativá (10th district)

Individual evidence

Web links

Commons : Barrios Unidos  - collection of images, videos and audio files