Socotá | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Socotá in the Boyacá Department of Colombia | |
| 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 |
Socotá is a town and municipality in theValderrama Province, part of theColombiandepartment ofBoyacá. The municipality is situated in theEastern Ranges of the ColombianAndes. 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 capitalTunja. It bordersJericó andSativanorte in the north,Pisba andMongua in the south,Chita andTámara,Casanare in the east andSativasur,Tasco,Socha andGámeza in the west.[1]
The name Socotá comes fromChibcha and means either "Land of the Sun and farmfields" or "Good harvest".[2]
Before theSpanish conquest, Socotá was the northeasternmost part of the looseMuisca Confederation. It was ruled either by theiraca ofSugamuxi or by theTundama based inTundama.[2]
Modern Socotá was founded on January 19, 1602 by Gonzalo Sanchez de Flandes.[1]
Main economic activity of Socotá islivestock farming and on a minor scalecoalmining.[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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 87 | 87 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 93 |
| Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
