Ciudad Bolívar
Ciudad Bolívar (Spanish pronunciation: [sjuˈðað βoˈliβar]; Spanish for "Bolivar City"), formerly known as Angostura, is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolívar State. It lies at the spot where the Orinoco River narrows to about 1 mile (1.6 km) in width, is the site of the first bridge across the river, and is a major riverport for the eastern regions of Venezuela.
Historic Angostura gave its name to the Congress of Angostura, to the Angostura tree, and to Angostura bitters. Modern Ciudad Bolívar has a well-preserved historic center; a cathedral and other original colonial buildings surround the Plaza Bolívar.
History
The city was founded in 1764 as San Tomas de la Nueva Guayana or Santo Tomé de Guayana de Angostura del Orinoco, named in honor of its diocese and for its position at the first narrows of the Orinoco River. Ciudad Bolívar was the site of the Congress of Angostura from 1819 to 1821. It was responsible for the creation of Gran Colombia in its first year of operation.Angostura bitters were invented in the city in 1824, although the company which produced them later moved to Trinidad and Tobago.
Ciudad Bolívar (Bogotá)
Ciudad Bolívar is the 19th locality in the Capital District of the Colombian capital city Bogotá. Ciudad Bolívar is located in the southwestern part of the city.
While most Ciudad Bolívar's area is rural, its urban portion includes one of the world's largest mega-slums. Its urban area concentrates the poorest population in Bogotá and is known for its rampant levels of violence due to a large activity of gangs, mafia, and at times FARC, one of the national terrorist groups of Colombia.
Geography
The locality of Ciudad Bolívar is 90% mountainous and has a total area of 229.14 square kilometres, of which 20.88 km² is urban and making it the 7th largest locality of Bogota. The locality is located in the southwestern area of the urban area of Bogota, bordering to the north with the locality of Bosa, Kennedy and Tunjuelito by the tunjuelito River and the Autopista Sur. To the west it borders the municipalities of Soacha, Sibaté and Pasca, to the south borders with the locality of Sumapaz, to the east with the localities of Tunjuelito and Usme. It is situated at 5007 m in altitude.
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