Tunjuelo River
The Tunjuelo or Tunjuelito River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River. The river, with a length of 73 kilometres originates in the Sumapaz Páramo and flows northward through the Usme Synclinal to enter the Colombian capital Bogotá.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in Colombia
- Also known as: “Rio Bosa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Isla and Tibanica.
La Isla
La Isla is a small wetland, part of the wetlands of Bogotá. It is located next to the Tunjuelo River in the locality Bosa, Bogotá, Colombia. The Bogotá River passes 800 metres south of the wetland with an area of 7.7 hectares.Tibanica
Tibanica is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located on the border of the locality Bosa, Bogotá and Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia. The wetland on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of about 28.8 hectares. Tibanica is situated 3½ km southeast of Tunjuelo River.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hogares Soacha and Kennedy.
Hogares Soacha
Quarter
Photo: Otwo1983, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hogares Soacha is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km south of Tunjuelo River.
Kennedy
Neighborhood
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Kennedy, or Ciudad Kennedy, is the eighth locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the city and is the second most populous being home to 14% of the city's residents. Kennedy is situated 8 km east of Tunjuelo River.
West Bogotá
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The west also sometimes referred to as South Western Bogota is a huge region of Bogota, comprising the localities of Engativa, Fontibon, and Kennedy.
Tunjuelo River
- Categories: river, watercourse, and body of water
- Location: Bogotá, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tunjuelo River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Río Tunjuelito”
- Croatian: “Tunjuelo”
- Dutch: “Río Tunjuelito”
- French: “Río Tunjuelito”
- Galician: “Río Tunjuelito”
- Galician: “Río Tunjuelo”
- German: “Río Tunjuelo”
- Irish: “Abhainn Tunjuelo”
- Slovenian: “reka Tunjuelito”
- Slovenian: “Río Tunjuelito”
- Slovenian: “Tunjuelito”
- Spanish: “Rio Tunjuelito”
- Spanish: “Río Tunjuelito”
- Spanish: “Rio Tunjuelo”
- Spanish: “Río Tunjuelo”
- Swedish: “Río Tunjuelito”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as San Carlos and Ogamora.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Soacha River and Aeródromo Techo.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tunjuelo River”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.