Sogamoso

This article covers the city in Colombia. For the tributary of the Río Magdalena, see Río Sogamoso .

Sogamoso
Coordinates: 5 ° 43 ′  N , 72 ° 56 ′  W Sogamoso​ Sogamoso on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Sogamoso on the Boyacá map
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá
City foundation	1810
Residents	111,336  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	208 km 2
Population density	535 inhabitants / km 2
height	2569  m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Rigoberto Alfonso Pérez (2020-2023)
Website	www.sogamoso-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml
View of Sogamoso
Central square and cathedral in Sogamoso
Sogamoso Airport

Sogamoso is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Boyacá in Colombia . It is the third largest city in the department after Tunja and Duitama . Together with Duitama, Sogamoso is the seat of the diocese of Duitama-Sogamoso .

Before the arrival of the conquistadors, the city could be considered "Rome of the Chibcha people ".

geography

Sogamoso has an extension of 208 km² and lies at 2569  m in the eastern cordillera of the Andes . The city is located about 210 kilometers northeast of Bogotá and 80 kilometers east of Tunja. Sogamoso has an average annual temperature of 17 ° C. The municipality is located at an altitude between 2500 and 4000  m . The municipality borders on Nobsa and Tópaga in the north, Tópaga, Monguí and Aquitania in the east, Aquitania, Cuítiva and Iza in the south and Tibasosa , Firavitoba and Iza in the west .

population

The municipality of Sogamoso has 111,336 inhabitants, of whom 98,110 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The territory of the municipality of Sogamoso was before the arrival of the Spaniards from the indigenous people of the Muisca , to the group of Chibcha included colonized. Today's city goes back to a Muisca settlement. Sogamoso was raised to the status of a Villa Republicana (Republican city) in 1810 .

economy

Sogamoso's main industries are commerce , industry and mining .

Infrastructure

Sogamoso has its own airport, the Aeropuerto Alberto Lleras Camargo ( IATA code : SOX ), which is located in the neighboring municipality of Firavitoba . In particular, flight connections to Yopal and Bucaramanga are offered.

sons and daughters of the town

• Fabio Parra (* 1959), racing cyclist
• Álvaro Sierra (* 1967), racing cyclist
• José Jaime González (* 1968), racing cyclist
• Iván Parra (* 1975), racing cyclist
• Javier González (* 1979), racing cyclist
• John Martínez (* 1983), racing cyclist
• Ikaro Valderrama Ortiz (* 1984), singer, writer, composer and multi-instrumentalist
• Camilo Gómez (* 1984), racing cyclist
• Javier Gómez (* 1991), racing cyclist

Web links

Commons : Sogamoso  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Alcaldia de Sogamoso. Alcaldía de Sogamoso - Boyacá, accessed on June 5, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Sogamoso). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Geography. Alcaldía de Sogamoso - Boyacá, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of the municipality). 
2. ↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
3. ↑ Historia. Alcaldía de Sogamoso - Boyacá, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality). 
4. ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Sogamoso - Boyacá, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy). 
5. ↑ Vías de comunicación. Alcaldía de Sogamoso - Boyacá, accessed on June 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the infrastructure of the municipality).