Rafael Uribe Uribe is the 18th locality of the Capital District in the
Colombia
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Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...
. This district is mostly inhabited by working and lower class residents. It was named after the
Liberal General
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Rafael Uribe Uribe
Rafael Victor Zenón Uribe Uribe (April 12, 1859 – October 15, 1914, in Bogotá) was a Colombian lawyer, journalist, and general in the liberal party rebel army.
Uribe Uribe is best known for his political ideas in favor of the establishme ...
. Historically, it has been a predominantly residential area with minor commercial activity. Since the 1940s, urban expansion began from the flat
Bogotá savanna
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towards higher elevations. Nowadays, the locality's southern part is undergoing urban expansion.
Geography
The Rafael Uribe Uribe locality borders to the north with the
Avenida Primero de Mayo and with the locality of
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 ...
, to the south with the streets Calle 46 Sur, Calle 47 Sur and Calle 54 Sur and the locality of
Usme
Usme is the 5th locality of the Bogotá, Capital District, Capital District of Bogotá, capital city of Colombia. Usme is located in the south of Bogotá, bordering to the north the localities of San Cristóbal, Bogotá, San Cristóbal, Rafael Ur ...
. To the east, the locality borders with Carrera 10 and the
Chiguaza Creek separating it from the locality of
San Cristóbal and to the west with the Avenida 27 Sur and Carrera 33 bordering with the locality of
Tunjuelito
Tunjuelito is the 6th locality of the Capital District of the Colombian capital, Bogotá. Tunjuelito is located in the south of Bogotá, bordering to the north with the localities of Bosa, Kennedy and Puente Aranda, to the east with the localit ...
.
History
In 1991, the territory of Rafael Uribe Uribe became a locality and in 1993 the local city hall was constituted. On October 29, 2004, the Quiroga neighborhood was subject to a terrorist attack.
Transport
Besides the routes covered by private bus companies, the locality is served by the mass-transit system
TransMilenio
TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, and Soacha, a neighbouring city. The system opened to the public in December 2000. As of 2024, 12 lines totalling run throughout the city. It is pa ...
with its H Line covering most of the area with the stations;
Consuelo,
Socorro,
Santa Lucía,
Calle 40 Sur,
Quiroga and
Olaya.
Neighborhoods
La Picota (where there is a prison with the same name), Quiroga (where the local cityhall is), Diana Turbay, Molinos, Libertador, Olaya, Gustavo Restrepo, Santa Lucia, Inglés, La Resurrección, Sosiego, Claret, San Jorge, Marco Fidel Suarez, El Pesebre, Río de Janeiro, Las Colinas, Luis López de MMeza, Terrazas de San Jorge, Molinos Sur, Bochica, Marruecos, Socorro, Puerto Rico, Pijaos, Las Lomas, Mirador, Bosque de San Carlos and Country Sur, Los Pinos, Libertadores, Los Puentes, and others.
References
External links
18th locality website; Rafael Uribe UribeBogotá official website*
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Localities of Bogotá