Soacha Province
Soacha Province
Provincia de Soacha | |
|---|---|
 Road in Soacha | |
| Etymology: Suá chá; "Man of the Sun" | |
.svg.png) Location of Soacha Province in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°35′14″N 74°13′17″W / 4.58722°N 74.22139°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Capital | Soacha |
| Municipalities | 2 |
| Area | |
• Total | 310.05 km2 (119.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 560,854 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (COT) |
| Indigenous groups | Muisca |
Soacha Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Soacha is considered the only borough in the country, and a part of Bogotá, but legally the Colombian Republic considers it a municipality.
Etymology
The name of the province Soacha is derived from the Chibcha words Súa; Sun god Sué and chá, "man"; "Man of the Sun".[1]
Subdivision
Soacha is divided into 2 municipalities:[2]
| Municipality bold is capital |
Area km2 |
Elevation (m) urban centre |
Population 2015 |
Founded | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibaté | 125.6 |
2700 |
38,412 |
1967 |
 |
| Soacha | 184.45 |
2565 |
522,442 |
1600 |
 |
| Total | 310.05 |
560,854 |
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Official website Soacha
- ^ (in Spanish) Orden en las provincias de Cundinamarca - El Tiempo
