Fontibón

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.

History

Fontibón was part of the southern Muisca Confederation in the times before the Spanish conquest. It was incorporated into the newly formed capital district of Bogotá on December 17, 1954. Fontibon was the gate to the current city of Bogotá founded as Santa Fe de Bogotá, for conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada and his fellow expeditioners.

The city was cradle to the residence of Peter Claver. Little by little the community became one of the most idolizing and religious. The city started to expand, and in the sixteenth century it was divided into 22 "capitanias". Fontibon's original maps constitute one of Colombia's oldest documents. In 1956, Fontibon was merged with Bogotá, losing its status as an "associate town".

Economy

The neighborhood has the headquarters of SATENA.

Monuments

• Fontibón Cathedral
• San Antonio Bridge

Climate

| Jan dew point C =8.8 | Feb dew point C =9.3 | Mar dew point C =10.1 | Apr dew point C =10.7 | May dew point C =10.6 | Jun dew point C =9.9 | Jul dew point C =9.1 | Aug dew point C =9.0 | Sep dew point C =9.4 | Oct dew point C =10.0 | Nov dew point C =10.0 | Dec dew point C =9.0

Transportation

The city is still far away from Bogota's major mass transport system, the TransMilenio. Fontibon's main highway leads to Medellín.

References

References

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