Engativá

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Engativá
Engativa Plaza.jpg
Basic data
Surface: 36.12 km 2
location 4 ° 43 ′  N , 74 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 4 ° 43 ′  N , 74 ° 7 ′  W
Height above d. M .: 2555 m
Population (2007): 1,300,000
Post Code: 111011 (Ciudadela Colsubsidio)
111021 (Quirigua)
111031 (Engativá Central)
111041 (Álamos)
111051 (Santa María del Lago)
111061 (Las Ferias)
111071 (Normandía)
politics
Department : Bogotá
Mayor: Angela Vianney Ortíz Roldán
Engativá's website
location
Location of Engativá

Engativá is the 10th district ( localidad ) of the Colombian capital Bogotá , northeast of El Dorado Airport . With 1.3 million inhabitants, Engativá is the fourth largest urban district in Bogotá. The district used to be an independent municipality of Cundinamarca and was incorporated into the capital in 1954.

history

The name "inga-tiva" comes from the language of the Chibcha ; it is a compound word that means "land of the sun" according to some and "lord of the pleasant or tasty" according to others. The settlement was founded in 1537 and, like many other localities, was the center of heavy fighting between indigenous peoples and Spanish conquerors.

In 1556, the Spaniard Diego Romero de Aguilar was the authorized representative of the Spanish colonial empire and the Dominican priest Juan López was the key figures in establishing the settlement. In 1683 the Engativá parish was established, from which the Engativá diocese developed. In 1737, it is said, a pilgrimage was made to commemorate the pain of Mary .

With the independence of Colombia on July 20, 1810, the reservations and protection of the indigenous people were abolished; communal land ownership was abolished and distributed individually. The Indians became day laborers; many were thrown into misery and had to go begging.

Barrios

Metrópolis, Las Ferias, Bellavista Occidental, Bosque Popular, La Estradita, La Estrada, Las Ferias Occidental, Bonanza, Palo Blanco, El Laurel, San Joaquín, La Cabaña, Santa María Boyacá, El Real, El Encanto, La Granja, Tabora, Santa Helenita, La Soledad Norte, Villa Luz, Paris, Florencia, Los Álamos, Los Álamos Industrial, Florida Blanca, El Madrigal, El Cedro, Santa Mónica, Los ángeles, García Navas Oriental, Álamos, Villa Sagrario, Villa Amalia, Villa del Mar, El Muelle, San Antonio Engativá, Bolivia, San Antonio Urbano, Vereda Centro Engativá, Villa Gladis, Sabana del Dorado, Engativá Zona Urbana, El Cedro, El Gaco, Centro Engativá, Villas de Granada, García Navas, Gran Granada.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Historia del poblamiento de Engativá . bogota.gov.co. From November 26, 2012 (Spanish)

Web links

Commons : Engativá  - collection of images, videos and audio files