Kennedy (Bogotá)

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**Kennedy**
Kennedy in Bogotá
Area:	38.58 km²
Population:
Type of locality:	Mixed

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.

1 General information
2 History
3 Economy
4 External links

[edit] General information

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Topography

Kennedy is relatively flat, due to its location on the Bogotá savannah.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.