Tunjuelito
Basic data | |
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Surface: | 10.62 km 2 |
location | 4 ° 34 ′ N , 74 ° 8 ′ W |
Height above d. M .: | 2560 m |
Population (2015): | 302,342 |
Post Code: | 110611 (Venecia) 110621 (Ciudad Tunal) |
politics | |
Department : | Bogotá |
Structure: | El Carmen Fátima Isla del Sol Laguneta Nuevo Muzú Ontario Rincon de Muzú Rincón de Venecia Samore San Vicente San Vicente de Ferrer Tejar de Ontario Casalinda del Tunal Venecia Villa Ximena Abraham Lincoln San Benito San Carlos Ciudad Tunal Tunjuelito Barrios |
Mayor: | Yeisonn Alexander Chipatecua Quevedo |
Tunjuelito website | |
location | |
Tunjuelito is the 6th district ( localidad ) of the Colombian capital Bogotá . The name is a diminutive of "Tunjo", an anthropomorphic figure of the Muisca culture made in gold . About 302,342 people live here on an area of 1,062 hectares.
Tunjuelito originally belonged to the Usme district before it became independent. Its topography is essentially flat, although southern barrios such as San Benito , Tunjuelito, and Abraham Lincoln are higher topographically. Tunjuelito is home to a police and artillery school, an industrial zone and the Parque Metropolitano El Tunal .
Limits
North: Autopista Sur with the district of Kennedy and Puente Aranda
South: Calle 47 Sur, with the district of Usme
East: with the districts of Rafael Uribe Uribe and Usme
West: Río Tunjuelo , with the district of Ciudad Bolívar
Individual evidence
- ↑ Collection online - votive figure . britishmuseum.org. Accessed March 18, 2017 (English)
- ↑ Localidades / Tunjuelito bogotacomovamos.org. Accessed May 20, 2019 (Spanish)
- ↑ Localidad de Tunjuelito . culturarecreacionydeporte.gov.co. Accessed March 18, 2017 (Spanish)