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Tunjuelo River
Tunjuelito River
Tunjuelo River is located in Colombia
Tunjuelo River
Location of the Tunjuelo River in Colombia
EtymologyMuysccubun: "cerro de los tunjos"
Native name
  • Río Tunjuelo (Spanish)
  • Río Tunjuelito (Spanish)
Location
CountryColombia
DepartmentCundinamarca
MunicipalitiesBogotá
Localities
  • Sumapaz
  • Usme
  • Ciudad Bolívar
  • Tunjuelito
  • Fontibón
Physical characteristics
SourceSumapaz Páramo
 • coordinates4°18′25″N 74°07′50″W / 4.3070°N 74.1306°W / 4.3070; -74.1306
MouthBogotá River
 • coordinates
4°37′45″N 74°13′21″W / 4.6291°N 74.2225°W / 4.6291; -74.2225
Length73 km (45 mi)
Basin features
River systemBogotá River
 Magdalena Basin
  Caribbean Sea

The Tunjuelo or Tunjuelito River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River. The river, with a length of 73 kilometres (45 mi) originates in the Sumapaz Páramo and flows northward through the Usme Synclinal to enter the Colombian capital Bogotá. There, the river is mostly canalised flowing westward into the Bogotá River. It is one of the three main rivers of the city, together with the Fucha and Juan Amarillo Rivers.

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