Tunjuelito

This article is about the locality of Bogotá. For the Tunjuelito River, see Tunjuelo River.

Tunjuelito
Locality of Bogotá
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Location of the locality in the city of Bogotá
Location of the locality in the Capital District of Bogotá
Coordinates: 4°34′56″N 74°07′55″W
Country	Colombia
City	Bogotá D.C.
Neighbourhoods	List Ciudad Tunal Venecia (Bogotá)
Area
• Total	9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Elevation	2,600 m (8,500 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	182,532
• Density	18,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

Tunjuelito is the 6th locality of the Capital District of the Colombian capital, Bogotá. Tunjuelito is located in the south of Bogotá, bordering to the north with the localities of Bosa, Kennedy and Puente Aranda, to the east with the localities of Rafael Uribe Uribe and Usme, to the south with Usme and to the west with Ciudad Bolívar. This district is mostly inhabited by working and lower class residents.

Etymology

The locality is named Tunjuelito as a diminutive form of tunjo, the votive figures of the indigenous Muisca.

Points of interest

The locality hosts Parque El Tunal and the Biblioteca El Tunal, part of Biblored's network of libraries.

Neighborhoods

Tunjuelito, El Tunal, San Benito, San Vicente Ferrer, Fátima, El Carmen, San Carlos, Muzú, Venecia, Isla del Sol and La Sevillana.

Transportation

The main entrance to Tunjuelito is through the Avenida Caracas and the Avenida Ciudad de Villavicencio, which is also served by a TransMilenio route, with a station named Portal del Tunal (Line H), also receiving subroutes from the Calle 40 Sur Station and Portal del Tunal. Apart from the TransMilenio, other transportation companies cover the route Autopista Sur, Diagonal 44 Sur, Carrera 24 and the Avenida Jorge Gaitán Cortés.

External links

• Site of the National University of Colombia about Tunjuelito.