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Fontibon

Fontibón

Fontibon is the 9th locality of . It is located in the west of the city. This district is mostly inhabited by low and middle class residents. is located in this district.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: locality and former municipality located at the western side of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia
  • Also known as: “Fontibon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. James the Apostle Cathedral, Fontibón and El Dorado International Airport.

Church
Photo: NicolasGrisales, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. James the Apostle Cathedral Also Fontibón Cathedral Officially the Parish Cathedral of St. James the Apostle of Fontibón, is a cathedral church of Catholic worship consecrated under the patronage of the St.

Aerodrome
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is an serving , the capital of , and its surrounding areas. The airport is located mostly in the Fontibón district of Bogotá, although it partially extends into the district and through the municipality of in the Western Savanna Province of the . is situated 3 km north of Fontibón.

is a wetland, part of the wetlands of Bogotá. It spans the locality Fontibón of and the eastern part of , . is located close to the with a total area of 13.6 hectares.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Bogotá and Ciudad Salitre.

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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood spanning the localities of and Fontibón in , . is situated 4½ km southeast of Fontibón.

Neighborhood
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, or Ciudad , is the eighth locality of , capital of . It is located in the southwest of the city and is the second most populous being home to 14% of the city's residents. is situated 4½ km south of Fontibón.

Fontibón

Latitude
4.67329° or 4° 40′ 24″ north
Longitude
-74.14475° or 74° 8′ 41″ west
Elevation
2,548 metres (8,360 feet)
Open location code
67P7MVF4+84
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7819160444
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
3682371
Wiki­data ID
Q2647991
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Fontibón” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fontibon”
  • Basque: “Fontibón”
  • Cebuano: “Fontibón”
  • Dutch: “Fontibón”
  • Esperanto: “Fontibón”
  • French: “Fontibón”
  • Galician: “Fontibón”
  • German: “Fontibón”
  • Italian: “Fontibón”
  • Malay: “Fontibon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fontibón”
  • Norwegian: “Fontibón”
  • Persian: “فونتیبون”
  • Portuguese: “Fontibon”
  • Portuguese: “Fontibón”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Fontibón”
  • Spanish: “Fontibon”
  • Spanish: “Fontibón”
  • Spanish: “Localidad de Fontibon”
  • Spanish: “Localidad de Fontibón”
  • Swedish: “Fontibón”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Fontibón”. Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.