Los Mártires | |
Settlement Type: | Locality of Bogotá |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Image Map1: | Distrito Capital de Bogotá - Los Mártires.svg |
Mapsize1: | 250px |
Map Caption1: | Location of the locality in the Capital District of Bogotá |
Coordinates: | 4.6044°N -74.09°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Colombia |
Subdivision Type1: | City |
Subdivision Name1: | Bogotá D.C. |
Parts Type: | Neighbourhoods |
Parts Style: | list |
P1: | Santa Isabel, Bogotá |
Established Title: | Founded |
Area Total Km2: | 6.51 |
Population As Of: | 2007 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 94944 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 2600 |
Los Mártires (Spanish for "The Martyrs") is the 14th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located near the city's downtown to its west. This district is mostly inhabited by lower middle and working class residents. It takes its name in honor of those who died during the war for independence from Spain. It is completely urbanized, save for its parks and the banks of its rivers.
The Fucha River runs through the locality.
Los Mártires is relatively flat due to its location on the Bogotá savanna. It slopes slightly upward to the west.
The locality is served by the Avenida Caracas and Calle 13 lines of the TransMilenio system, including the Avenida Jiménez transfer station.
In the area that is now Los Mártires Park Policarpa Salavarrieta, María Antonia Santos Plata, Mercedes Ábrego, Camilo Torres Tenorio, and Antonio José de Caldas died. In 1850, an obelisk was erected in their memory.
The following neighborhoods form part of the locality: Santa Isabel, Ciudad Montes, Eduardo Santos and Paloquemao