San Cristóbal, (English: ''
Saint Christopher
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''), also known as San Cristóbal Sur to ditinguish it from
a neighborhood in
Usaquén
Usaquén is the 1st locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the north of the city. This district is mostly inhabited by upper middle and upper class residents. It is designated as Bogotá's #1 locality, while being a separate m ...
, is the fourth locality of
Bogotá
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, capital of
Colombia
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. It is located in the southeast of Bogota. This district is mostly inhabited by lower class residents.
General information
Borders
* North:
Santa Fe locality
* South: The locality of
Usme
* East: The municipality of
Ubaque
Ubaque is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Eastern Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Ubaque borders the municipalities Choachí in the north, Fómeque in the east, Cáqueza and Chipaque in the south and in the west is the ...
,
Cundinamarca
* West: The localities of
Los Mártires
Los Mártires (Spanish for "The Martyrs") is the 14th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located near the city's downtown to its west. This district is mostly inhabited by lower middle and working class residents. It takes its name in ...
and
Antonio Nariño
Antonio Amador José de Nariño y Álvarez del Casal (April 9, 1765 – December 13, 1823),Hector, M., and A. Ardila. Hombres y mujeres en las letras de Colombia. 2. Bogota: Magisterio, 2008. 25. Print. was a Colombian ideological wiktionary:p ...
Hydrology
The
Fucha River originates from the
Eastern Hills in the east of the locality and is known as the
San Cristóbal River while forming the locality's border.
Topography
Bogotá's southeastern corner, including eastern San Cristóbal, rise into the city's Eastern Hills. The western side of the locality on the
Bogotá savanna
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is relatively flat.
Transportation
The main transit artery is Calle 22 Sur, which is also known as
Avenida Primero de Mayo. Other important roads are Calle 11 Sur, the Eastern Highway which connects the municipalities located to Bogotá's southeast, Carrera 10, and the extension of
Avenida Circunvalar in the Eastern Hills.
Points of interest
* Divino Niño (''Divine Child'') church, located in the Veinte de Julio neighborhood
* San Cristóbal and Gaitán Cortés (Columnas Park) metropolitan parks
* The Entrenubes (''between the clouds'') natural park
* The Primero de Mayo bike path
* La Victoria community center, which has a pool and cultural center
Neighborhoods
The neighborhoods of San Cristóbal are:
San Cristóbal, Barcelona, Columnas, Corinto, La Castaña, La Gran Colombia, La María, Montecarlo, Quinta Ramos, San Pedro, Aguas Claras, La Belleza, Buenos Aires, Canadá, El Triángulo, Granada Sur, Juan Rey, La Victoria, Las Mercedes, Los Alpes, Los Libertadores, Malvinas,Miraflores, Nariño Sur, Los Pinares, Quindío, Ramajal, Sagrada Familia, San Blas, San Isidro, San José Sur Oriental, Santa Inés Sur Oriental, Sociego, Suramérica, La Gloria, Veinte de Julio, Villa de los Alpes, Villa Javier, and Vitelma.
References
External links
* .
*
Document with general data about the locality
Localities of Bogotá
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