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Also known as Fontibon

Fontibon is the 9th locality of Bogotá. It is located in the west of the city. This district is mostly inhabited by low and middle class residents. El Dorado International Airport is located in this district.

Key facts

Settlement.map_caption1
Location of the locality in the Capital District of Bogotá
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
City
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Bogotá D.C.
Settlement.parts_type
Neighbourhoods
Settlement.parts_style
list
Settlement.p1
Ciudad Salitre
Settlement.p2
Modelia
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.area_total_km2
33.28
Settlement.population_as_of
2007
Settlement.population_total
317179
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
Colombia Standard Time
Settlement.utc_offset
-5
Settlement.elevation_m
2600
Settlement.name
Fontibón

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Economy
  • Monuments
  • Climate
  • Transportation
  • References
  • External links

Fontibon is the 9th locality of Bogotá. It is located in the west of the city. This district is mostly inhabited by low and middle class residents. El Dorado International Airport is located in this district.

== Etymology == The origin of the city's name can be traced to the Muisca cacique Huintiva or Hyntiba (meaning "powerful cacique" in Muysccubun) and the mutation of the word to its present spelling, this among other names such as Ontibon and Hontibón.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fontibón” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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