Chapinero

Chapinero
Colombia Stock Exchange Building
Colombia Stock Exchange Building
Location of the locality in the city of Bogotá
Location of the locality in the city of Bogotá
Location of the locality in the Capital District of Bogotá
Location of the locality in the Capital District of Bogotá
Coordinates: 4°38′45″N 74°03′48″W / 4.64583°N 74.06333°W / 4.64583; -74.06333
CountryColombia
CityBogotá D.C.
Neighbourhoods
List
  • Chapinero Alto
  • Chapinero Norte
  • Chapinero Central
  • El Chicó
  • Chicó Alto
  • La Porciúncula
  • Marly
  • Los Rosales
  • Juan XXIII
  • Bellavista
  • El Nogal
  • El Refugio
  • La Cabrera
  • Seminario
  • Toscana
  • La Esperanza Nororiental
  • La Sureña
  • San Isidro
  • San Luis Altos del Cabo
  • Bosque Calderón
  • Bosque Calderón Tejada
  • El Castillo
  • El Paraíso
  • Emaus
  • Granada
  • Nueva Granada
  • Sucre
  • La Salle
  • Las Acacias
  • Los Olivos
  • María Cristina
  • Mariscal Sucre
  • Ingemar
  • Palomar
  • Pardo Rubio
  • San Martín de Porres
  • Villa Anita
  • Villa del Cerro
  • Antiguo Country
  • El Retiro
  • Espartillal
  • La Cabrera
  • Lago Gaitán
  • Quinta Camacho
  • Cataluña
  • Chicó Norte
  • Chicó Norte II
  • Chicó Norte III
  • Chicó Occidental
  • Chicó Reservado
Area
 • Total38.15 km2 (14.73 sq mi)
Elevation
2,600 m (8,500 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total166,000
 • Density4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Websitechapinero.gov.co
[2]
Map of the southern half of Chapinero

Chapinero is the 2nd locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the north of the city and is one of the more affluent districts of the city. This district is mostly inhabited by upper-class residents. The boundaries are Calle 39 in the south, Avenida Caracas in the west, Calle 100 in the north and the Eastern Hills in the east.

The Central Business District (CBD) is located between Calle 72 (traditionally known as the Financial District) in the south and Calle 100 in the north. Chapinero hosts several important leisure, dining and nightlife areas of the city. The locality covers 3,899 hectares (9,630 acres). 35.1% is considered urban area, 23.1% unbuilt area; 20.4% residential area and 21.2% protected rural area.[3]

  1. ^ Chapinero – Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "UPZ de la localidad de Chapinero".
  3. ^ Lozano Tora, Ursula Mena (November 2008). "LOCALIDAD DE CHAPINERO FICHA BÁSICA" (PDF). culturarecreacionydeporte.gov.co. Secretaria Distrital de Cultura, Recreación y Deportes Vatorio de Culturas. Retrieved 6 October 2015.