Socotá
Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Socotá is a town and municipality in the Valderrama Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The municipality is situated in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The urban centre is at an altitude of 2,443 metres (8,015 ft) at a distance of 134 kilometres (83 mi) from the department capital Tunja. It borders Jericó and Sativanorte in the north, Pisba and Mongua in the south, Chita and Támara, Casanare in the east and Sativasur, Tasco, Socha and Gámeza in the west.[1]
Socotá | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Boyacá Department |
Province | Valderrama Province |
Founded | 19 January 1602 |
Founded by | Gonzalo Sánchez de Flandes |
Government | |
• Mayor | William Eusebio Correa Durán (2020-2023) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 600.11 km2 (231.70 sq mi) |
• Urban | 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,443 m (8,015 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 9,812 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,095 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | Official website |
The name Socotá comes from Chibcha and means either "Land of the Sun and farmfields" or "Good harvest".[2]
Before the Spanish conquest, Socotá was the northeasternmost part of the loose Muisca Confederation. It was ruled either by the iraca of Sugamuxi or by the Tundama based in Tundama.[2]
Modern Socotá was founded on January 19, 1602 by Gonzalo Sanchez de Flandes.[1]
Main economic activity of Socotá is livestock farming and on a minor scale coal mining.[1]
Climate data for Socotá (Cardon El), elevation 3,590 m (11,780 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.3 (1.31) |
60.6 (2.39) |
89.0 (3.50) |
207.7 (8.18) |
301.1 (11.85) |
379.7 (14.95) |
446.0 (17.56) |
367.7 (14.48) |
251.8 (9.91) |
196.8 (7.75) |
114.9 (4.52) |
61.0 (2.40) |
2,509.5 (98.80) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 266 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 87 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 93 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] |
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