Teusaquillo

Teusaquillo

Basic data
Surface:	14.21 km 2
location	4 ° 38 ′  N , 74 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 4 ° 38 ′  N , 74 ° 5 ′  W
Height above d. M .:	2550 m
Population (2007):	137,641
Post Code:	111311 (Galerías-La Soledad) 111321 (Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Parque Metropolitano)
politics
Department :	Bogotá
Structure:	Galerias Teusaquillo Parque Simón Bolívar La Esmeralda Ciudad Salitre Quinta Paredes Ciudad Salitre Oriental Barrios
Mayor:	Laura Marcela Bonilla Penagos
Teusaquillo website
location

Teusaquillo is the 13th district ( localidad ) of the Colombian capital Bogotá . With an area of ​​1,421 hectares and a resident population of approx. 137,641 people, it is a spacious district and completely urbanized in the geographic center of the city with many green areas. Among the parks and green spaces, the campus of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia stands out. It includes the districts of Galerias, Teusaquillo, Parque Simón Bolívar, La Esmeralda, Ciudad Salitre and Quinta Paredes and Ciudad Salitre Oriental, which symbolize different epochs of the city.

Cultural meaning

The importance of Teusaquillos lies in its great architectural, historical, cultural wealth for the city and, at the same time, a reference point for the beginning of modern architecture in Bogotá, from where the original planning process of the city began, with the exception of the more recent, ultra-modern architecture.

The city district has a rich and varied range of apartments and also has a lot to offer culturally. Teusaquillo is extremely popular with artists and tourists because of the many restaurants and bars and is also home to countless national and international organizations. The local culture council ( Consejo Local de Cultura ) promotes Teusaquillo as the "cultural city of Bogotá" because the district has a remarkable cultural, historical, architectural, ecological and urban heritage for the city and the country. There are also some of the city's most important sports arenas, such as the Parque Metropolitano Simón Bolívar and the Estadio Nemesio Camacho .

Two important traffic axes cross the Teusaquillo district, once the Avenida El Dorado from northwest to southeast across the capital and the Avenida Norte-Quito-Sur from north to south.

Limits

North Calle 63, which Barrios Unidos separates
South : Calle 26, Avenida de las Américas, Calle 19 and La Sabana Station , which Puente Aranda and Los Martires separates
East Avenida Caracas, which separates it from Santa Fe and Chapinero
West : Avenida Carrera 68, which separates it from Engativá and Fontibon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alcaldia Mayor de Bogotá - Localidad de Teusaquillo . bogota.gov.co. Accessed March 8, 2017 (Spanish)
2. ↑ About the districts of Bogotá . insidedecolombia.com.co. Accessed March 8, 2017

Web links

• Teusaquillo, un barrio cultural, histórico y patrimonial de Bogotá (es)

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