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Fontibón

Fontibon is the 9th locality of Bogotá. It is located in the west of the city. This district is mostly inhabited by low and middle class residents. El Dorado International Airport is located in this district.

Key facts

Settlement.map_caption1: Location of the locality in the Capital District of Bogotá
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: City
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bogotá D.C.
Settlement.parts_type: Neighbourhoods
Settlement.parts_style: list
Settlement.p1: Ciudad Salitre
Settlement.p2: Modelia
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.area_total_km2: 33.28
Settlement.population_as_of: 2007
Settlement.population_total: 317179
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: Colombia Standard Time
Settlement.utc_offset: -5
Settlement.elevation_m: 2600
Settlement.name: Fontibón

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Contents

Etymology
History
Economy
Monuments
Climate
Transportation
References
External links

== 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.