2. Demographic/housing in Bogotá The largest and most populous city in Colombia, Bogotá has 8,566,926 inhabitants in its metropolitan area (2009 census), with a population density of approx. 3912 inhabitants per square kilometer.
3. Demographic/housing in Bogotá Nowadays in 2009, it is estimated that the city house about 7,362,520 and 8,566,926 inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Only 15,810 people are located in rural areas of Capital District
4. Demographic/housing in Bogotá 47.5% of the population is male and 52.5% women. The urban layout in the center of the city is based on the focal point of a square or plaza, typical of Spanish-founded settlements, but the layout gradually becomes more modern in outlying neighborhoods
6. Demographic/housing in Bogotá . The current types of roads are classified as Calles(streets), which run perpendicular to the Cordillera, with street numbers increasing towards the north, and also towards the south
8. Demographic/housing in Bogotá Carreras run parallel to the hills, with numbering increasing as one travels east or west of the streets. Other types of roads more common in newer parts of the city may be termed "Diagonal" or "Transversal". The numbering system for street addresses recently changed, and numbers are assigned according to street rank from main avenues to smaller avenues and local streets
