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Kennedy in Bogotá |
Area:
| 38.58 km²
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Population:
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Type of locality:
| Mixed
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Kennedy, or
Ciudad Kennedy, is the eighth locality of
Bogotá, capital of
Colombia. It is located in the south-west of the city and is the most populous of all localities being home to 14% of the city's residents.
General information
Borders
North: The Fucha river, bordering the
Fontibón locality.
South:
Autopista Sur and the Tunjuelito River, bordering the localities of
Ciudad Bolívar and
Tunjuelito
East: Avenida 68, bordering the locality of
Puente Aranda.
West:
Río Bogotá, with the municipality of
Mosquera.
Hydrology
The locality is bordered on two sides by the Fucha and Bogotá rivers. In addition to these, it has some wetlands, including El Tintal.
Topography
Kennedy is relatively flat, due to its location on the Bogotá
savannah.
Transportation
Major routes serving the locality include
Avenida Primero de Mayo,
Avenida Ciudad de Villavicencio,
Avenida Boyaca, Carrera 68 (Congreso Eucarístico), Carrera 86, and Calle 44 Sur, Avenida Ciudad de Cali.
The locality is served by the city's mass transit system,
TransMilenio, on its
Avenida de Las Américas line to
Portal de las Américas. As a
terminus station is located within the locality, several feeder routes run throughout the various neighborhoods, including Casablanca, la Ciudadela El Recreo, la Biblioteca El Tintal, Patio Bonito, Corabastos, and Castilla.
A large portion of the road network is in poor repair.
Points of interest
- Plazoleta de Banderas (a public square showing the flags of the Americas).
- El Tintal public library
- Lago Timiza park
- Central de Abastos (super manzana several blocks full of vendors and great food)
Neighborhoods
The neighborhoods of Kennedy are:
Castilla, Ciudad Roma, Ciudad Kennedy, Timiza, Patio Bonito, Alquería, Britalia, Tintal, Class, El Rubí, Mandalay, La Fragua, Villa Alsacia, El Carmelo, Casablanca, Villa Andrea, Alfonso Lopez, Villas de Kennedy, El Gran Colombiano, Techo, El Socorro and Tintalito.
History
The
Muisca people originally settled the area now known as Kennedy in the
16th century. From the colonial period until the early
20th century, it was mostly large ranches. From the
1930s on, it began a period of urbanization. In
1948,
Bavaria opened its main brewery in Kennedy.
In
1961, an urbanization project was undertaken, financed in part by the
Alianza para el Progreso (Alliance for Progress). The locality was known as
Ciudad Techo until
1963, when the name was changed in honor of the assassinated
John F. Kennedy, who visited Bogotá in
1961 and supported the
Alliance for Progress.
Economy
The western and southern parts of the locality are developed as commercial and industrial zones, including the Bavaria brewery. There is also a radio station (
Emisora Kennedy), a location of the SENA technical school, and various shopping areas.
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