Sogamoso

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Department	Boyacá
Sogamoso
Nickname: The City of the Sun
Location of the town and municipality of Sogamoso in Boyacá Department.
Province	Sugamuxi Province
Foundation	1552
Government
- Mayor	Enrique Javier Camargo Valencia
Population (2005)
- Total	192,278
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Website: www.sogamoso.gov.co

Sogamoso is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the the Sugamuxi Province a subregion of Boyacá. It was originally called Suamox, meaning "City of the Sun" in the local Chibcha language. It is located 170 km north of Bogotá. It is the base of some of the biggest industries in Colombia.

[edit] References

(Spanish)Excelsio, the first virtual journal of Sogamoso.
(Spanish)Sogamoso Cityhall - History of Sogamoso

[edit] External links

(Spanish) Sogamoso Official site of the local government

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Coordinates: 5°43′N, 72°56′W

v • d • e Provinces and Municipalities in Boyacá Department

Central Boyacá Province	Cómbita • Cucaita • Chiquiza • Chivatá • Motavita • Oicatá • Siachoque • Samacá • Sora • Soracá • Sotaquira • Toca • Tunja • Tuta • Ventaquemada

Northern Boyacá Province	Boavita • Covarachía • La Uvita • San Mateo • Sativanorte • Sativasur • Soatá • Susacón • Tipacoque

Western Boyacá Province	Briceño • Buenavista • Caldas • Chiquinquirá • Coper • La Victoria • Maripí • Muzo • Otanche • Pauna • Quipama • Saboyá • San Miguel de Sema • San Pablo de Borbur • Tununguá

Eastern Boyacá Province	Almeida • Chivor • Guateque • Guayatá • La Capilla • Somondoco • Sutatenza • Tenza

Gutiérrez Province	Chiscas • El Cocuy • El Espino • Guacamayas • Güicán • Panqueba

La Libertad Province	Labranzagrande • Pajarito • Paya • Pisba

Lengupá Province	Berbeo • Campohermoso • Miraflores • Páez • San Eduardo • Zetaquirá

Márquez Province	Boyacá • Ciénaga • Jenesano • Nuevo Colón • Ramiriquí • Rondón • Tibaná • Turmequé • Úmbita • Viracachá

Neira Province	Chinavita • Garagoa • Macanal • Pachavita • San Luis de Gaceno • Santa María

Ricaurte Province	Arcabuco • Chitaraque • Gachantivá • Moniquirá • Ráquira • Sáchica • San José de Pare • Santa Sofía • Santana • Sutamarchán • Tinjacá • Togüí • Villa de Leyva

Sugamuxi Province	Aquitania • Cuitiva • Firavitoba • Gámeza • Iza • Mongua • Monguí • Nobsa • Pesca • Sogamoso • Tibasosa • Tópaga • Tota

Tundama Province	Belén • Busbanzá • Cerinza • Corrales • Duitama • Floresta • Paipa • Santa Rosa de Viterbo • Tutasá

Valderrama Province	Beteitiva • Chita • Jericó • Paz de Río • Socotá • Socha • Tasco

Boyacá Frontier District	Cubará

Boyacá Special Handling Zone	Puerto Boyacá