Sogamoso
Municipality and city in Boyacá, Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sogamoso (Spanish pronunciation: [soɣaˈmoso]) is a city in the department of Boyacá of Colombia. It is the capital of the Sugamuxi Province, named after the original Sugamuxi. Sogamoso is nicknamed "City of the Sun", based on the original Muisca tradition of pilgrimage and adoring their Sun god Sué at the Sun Temple. The city is located at an altitude of 2,569 metres (8,428 ft) on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes.
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Sogamoso, Colombia | |
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Municipality and city | |
Nickname: "City of the Sun" | |
Coordinates: 5°43′0″N 72°55′15″W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Boyacá |
Province | Sugamuxi Province |
Founded | 6 September 1810 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rigoberto Alfonso Pérez (2020–2023) |
Area | |
• Municipality and city | 208.3 km2 (80.4 sq mi) |
• Urban | 20.87 km2 (8.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,569 m (8,428 ft) |
Population (2020 est.)[1] | |
• Municipality and city | 131,105 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
• Urban | 116,031 |
• Urban density | 5,600/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sogamoseño/a |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Postal code | 152210-19 |
Area code | +8 |
Website | Official website |
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