Sogamoso
Sogamoso | |
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Municipality and city | |
Aerial view of Sogamoso in the Iraca Valley | |
| Nickname: "City of the Sun" | |
Location of the city and municipality of Sogamoso in the Boyaca Department | |
| Coordinates: 5°43′0″N 72°55′15″W / 5.71667°N 72.92083°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá |
| Province | Sugamuxi Province |
| Founded | 6 September 1810 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rigoberto Alfonso Pérez (2020–2023) |
| Area | |
| 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.) | |
| 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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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.