Socha

Socha is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Valderrama Province, which is a subregion of Boyacá. It borders Socotá in the east, Sativasur in the north, Tasco in the south and in the west Paz de Río.

For other uses, see Socha (disambiguation).
Socha
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Socha in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá Department
ProvinceValderrama Province
Founded22 October 1540
Government
 • MayorZandra María Bernal Rincón
(2020–2023)
Area
 • Municipality and town151 km2 (58 sq mi)
 • Urban
1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation
2,669 m (8,757 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town7,140
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,836
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

The village is located in the Eastern Ranges at altitudes between 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) and 4,000 metres (13,000 ft).[1] Socha is the largest municipality in the Natural National Park Páramo de Pisba. The Chicamocha River forms the northern boundary of Socha.

History

Before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Socha was inhabited by the indigenous Pirgua and Boche tribes, belonging to the Muisca.[1]

Simón Bolívar passed through Socha in his march for the independence of Colombia. The town center was moved in 1870 due to a landslide. Close to the Boche waterfall in the municipality petroglyphs have been found.[1]

The name Socha is derived from the Chibcha words So ("Sun"; Sué) and Cha ("Moon"; Chía), "Land of the Sun and the Moon".[2]

Economy

Main economical activity of Socha is coal and sandstone mining. To a lesser extent also livestock farming and agriculture are executed.[1]

Born in Socha
gollark: Why? GPS-synced clocks can get accuracy within a few nanoseconds, I believe.
gollark: (Nonlinear transition permutations)
gollark: Do it nonroughly so they can all do a cycle every microsecond at around the 0ns mark or something.
gollark: Anyway, I think organisations like Google have solved the issue they're trying to address in a less insane way.
gollark: (In 2062, people randomly firing black holes everywhere made maintaining consistent time synchronisation impossible for non-GTech™ entities.)

References
  1. (in Spanish) Official website Socha – accessed 06-05-2016
  2. (in Spanish) Etymology Socha – accessed 06-05-2016

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