Engativá

Locality of Engativá in the Capital District of Bogota

Engativá, which translates to Chieftain of Inga, was a municipality of Cundinamarca, but became a locality of Bogotá, Colombia when Bogotá was made "Special District" (today "Capital District").

Geographical location

Engativá is limited to the north by the Salitre river, to the east by Avenue 68, to the south by Eldorado Avenue, and to the West by the Bogota river.

History

Old Indian town created as a strategic point from Spanish conquerors to divide Indian people of Bogotá's Saban, it was founded on 1537. It has become on a rural territory, people used to work as a farmers of Bogotá in 1571. Church of the town was built in honor of the pope Clemente XII on 1638 and form 1737 it has become in the Nuestra Señora de los Dolores's Sanctuary. The church fell down because an earthquakes, but it was built "again" in 1960 for a religious community and it was opened again.

The local government in Engativá has plans to construct a new roadway and in October 2012, families that live on Calle 63BIS learned that their houses will be demolished.

Bogotá, Capital District

Usaquén Chapinero Santa Fe San Cristóbal Usme Tunjuelito Bosa Kennedy Fontibón Engativá Suba Barrios Unidos Teusaquillo Los Mártires Antonio Nariño Puente Aranda La Candelaria Rafael Uribe Uribe Ciudad Bolívar Sumapaz

Coordinates: 4°43′34″N 74°06′00″W / 4.72611°N 74.10000°W / 4.72611; -74.10000

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