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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.

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Vinony's link graph records 150 inbound references to Socha, and connects out to Puerto Boyacá, Colombia and agriculture.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm2nd, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including 1540 establishments in the Spanish Empire and Municipalities of Boyacá Department.

Vinony links it to 21 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Socha
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Socha (Boyacá).svg
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Boyaca - Socha.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town of Socha in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Boyacá Department
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Valderrama Province
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Zandra María Bernal Rincón(2020–2023)
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
22 October 1540
Settlement.area_total_km2
151

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Wikidata facts

Country
Colombia
Population
7140
Area
151
Elevation
2669
Time zone
UTC−05:00
Image
Socha parque.jpg
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Commons category
Socha (Colombia)
inception
1540-00-00
language of work or name
Chibchan
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Economy
  • Born in Socha
  • References

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.

== Geography == The village is located in the Eastern Ranges at altitudes between and . Socha is the largest municipality in the Natural National Park Páramo de Pisba. The Chicamocha River forms the northern boundary of Socha.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Socha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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