Soacha
Soacha | |
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 Bike path in Soacha | |
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Latin: Sol omnibus lucet (The sun shines equally over everyone) | |
 Location of Soacha in Cundinamarca | |
  Soacha | |
| Coordinates: 04°35′14″N 74°13′17″W / 4.58722°N 74.22139°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Province | Soacha |
| Founded | 15 August 1600 |
| Founded by | Luis Enríquez |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Juan Carlos Saldarriaga Gaviria (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 187.4 km2 (72.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 31.48 km2 (12.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,565 m (8,415 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 660,179 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 655,025 |
| • Urban density | 21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Suachuno |
| Area code | 57 + 1 |
| Website | Official website |
Soacha is an autonomous municipality of the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia, and part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working-class families. Soacha borders Bojacá and Mosquera to the north, Sibaté and Pasca to the south, to the east the capital Bogotá and to the west Granada and San Antonio del Tequendama.
Demographics
With a population of 778,400 (2023 projection),[2] it is the biggest city in Cundinamarca and one of the biggest in Colombia.
Etymology
The name Soacha is derived from the Chibcha words Súa, name of Sun god Sué, and chá which means "man"; "Man of the Sun". The original name Suecha has been changed to Soacha over time.[3]
History
Soacha was inhabited first by indigenous groups during the
Modern Soacha was founded on 15 August 1600. It gained national notoriety after the presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán was assassinated on August 18, 1989, while visiting the city during his presidential campaign.
Also during 1989, the bombing of
In 2008, the
Modern development
Ciudad Verde is a development project for the lower middle class (estrato 3) residents of Soacha with housing, parks and playgrounds. The project started in 2010 and is scheduled to be finished at the end of 2016.
Food
Soacha has a specific neighborhood name Soacha Parque and it is the most important place that most of the people that go to Bogota have to go. In Soacha Parque their specialty are different kind of traditional desserts, some of them are almojabanas and buñuelos, they are some kind of bread. Also, Soacha is famous because of the arequipe that is dulce de leche but arequipe is home version.
There is the largest logistics center in the coffee world.[5]
Born in Soacha
- Luz Marina Bernal (born 1960), peace and human rights activist, founder of the Mothers of Soacha[6]
- Walter Pedraza, professional cyclist
Arts and Culture
Films
Netflix Triple Frontier [1]
Gallery
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Houses in Soacha -
Rincón de Santa Fe park -
Luis Carlos Galán Stadium
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Entrance to Ciudad Verde -
Logroño Park
Ciudad Verde -
Housing and playground Ciudad Verde
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Soacha municipality with localities
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Colombia
- ^ (in Spanish) Official website Soacha
- ^ "In Colombia, 6 sentenced in 'false positives' death scheme". Los Angeles Times. June 14, 2012.
- ^ "Colombia inaugura el mayor complejo logístico e industrial de café del mundo". 9 June 2018.
- Oxfam Intermón. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
External links
- (in Spanish) Website of the city council
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