Socotá
Socotá | |
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Municipality and town | |
Location of the municipality and town of Socotá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá Department |
| Province | Valderrama Province |
| Founded | 19 January 1602 |
| Founded by | Gonzalo Sánchez de Flandes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | William Eusebio Correa Durán (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| 600.11 km2 (231.70 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,443 m (8,015 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 9,812 | |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,095 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Socotá is a town and municipality in the Valderrama Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The municipality is situated in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The urban centre is at an altitude of 2,443 metres (8,015 ft) at a distance of 134 kilometres (83 mi) from the department capital Tunja. It borders Jericó and Sativanorte in the north, Pisba and Mongua in the south, Chita and Támara, Casanare in the east and Sativasur, Tasco, Socha and Gámeza in the west.