| Fontibón | |
| Settlement Type: | Locality of Bogotá |
| Image Map1: | Distrito Capital de Bogotá - Fontibón.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of the locality in the Capital District of Bogotá |
| Coordinates: | 4.6786°N -74.1411°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | City |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bogotá D.C. |
| Parts Type: | Neighbourhoods |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | Ciudad Salitre |
| P2: | Modelia |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Area Total Km2: | 33.28 |
| Population As Of: | 2007 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 317179 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 2600 |
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.
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.[2]
Fontibón was part of the southern Muisca Confederation in the times before the Spanish conquest. It was incorporated into the newly formed capital district of Bogotá on December 17, 1954.[3] Fontibon was the gate to the current city of Bogotá founded as Santa Fe de Bogotá, for conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada and his fellow expeditioners.
The city was cradle to the residence of Peter Claver. Little by little the community became one of the most idolizing and religious. The city started to expand, and in the sixteenth century it was divided into 22 "capitanias". Fontibon's original maps constitute one of Colombia's oldest documents. In 1956, Fontibon was merged with Bogotá, losing its status as an "associate town".
The neighborhood has the headquarters of SATENA.[4] [5] [6] [7]
The city is still far away from Bogota's major mass transport system, the TransMilenio. Fontibon's main highway leads to Medellín.