Soacha

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Field	Value
official_name	Soacha
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Soacha 2024 4.jpg
image_caption	Bike path in Soacha
image_flag	Flag of Soacha (Cundinamarca).svg
flag_size	100px
image_shield	Escudo de Soacha.svg
shield_size	100px
motto
(The sun shines equally over everyone)
image_map	Colombia - Cundinamarca - Soacha.svg
map_caption	Location of Soacha in Cundinamarca
pushpin_map	Colombia
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Colombia
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Soacha
established_title	Founded
established_date	15 August 1600
founder	Luis Enríquez
government_type	Municipality
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Juan Carlos Saldarriaga Gaviria
(2016-2019)
area_total_km2	187.4
area_urban_km2	31.48
elevation_m	2565
population_total	660179
population_footnotes
population_as_of	2018 census
population_density_km2	auto
population_urban	655025
population_density_urban_km2	auto
population_demonym	Suachuno
area_code	57 + 1
website	Official website
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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), 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.

History

Soacha was inhabited first by indigenous groups during the Herrera Period and later became an important village in the Muisca Confederation, the former country of the Muisca before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. The zipa of Bacatá (now known as Bogotá) ruled over Soacha.

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 Avianca Flight 203 happened in Soacha, killing everyone on-board plus three Soacha residents. The bombing was planned by Cartel de Medellin leader Pablo Escobar, who intended to murder presidential candidate César Gaviria, who was supposed to be on board. Gaviria had decided not to fly and instead went on to become President of Colombia.

In 2008, the 'false positives' scandal broke when 22 men from Soacha who had been recruited for work were found dead several hundreds of miles away. They had been killed by the military and presented to authorities as guerrilla fighters (insurgents) killed in battle, in order to increase action head counts. Similar cases have since appeared all over the country.

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.

Born in Soacha

Luz Marina Bernal (born 1960), peace and human rights activist, founder of the
Walter Pedraza, professional cyclist

Arts and Culture

Films

Netflix Triple Frontier https://www.netflix.com/title/80192187

Climate

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Soacha (San Jorge Gja), elevation 2900 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 16.6 |Feb high C = 17.0 |Mar high C = 16.7 |Apr high C = 16.1 |May high C = 16.4 |Jun high C = 15.8 |Jul high C = 15.3 |Aug high C = 15.6 |Sep high C = 16.1 |Oct high C = 16.1 |Nov high C = 16.1 |Dec high C = 16.4 | year high C = 16.1 |Jan mean C = 11.7 |Feb mean C = 11.8 |Mar mean C = 11.9 |Apr mean C = 12.0 |May mean C = 11.9 |Jun mean C = 11.7 |Jul mean C = 11.4 |Aug mean C = 11.5 |Sep mean C = 11.7 |Oct mean C = 11.7 |Nov mean C = 11.8 |Dec mean C = 11.8 | year mean C = 11.7 |Jan low C = 6.3 |Feb low C = 6.7 |Mar low C = 7.0 |Apr low C = 7.6 |May low C = 7.5 |Jun low C = 7.2 |Jul low C = 7.1 |Aug low C = 7.2 |Sep low C = 6.8 |Oct low C = 7.0 |Nov low C = 7.0 |Dec low C = 6.7 | year low C = 7.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 23.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 38.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 61.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 93.8 |May precipitation mm = 98.1 |Jun precipitation mm = 70.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 63.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 48.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 52.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 98.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 86.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 42.8 |year precipitation mm = 778 | Jan precipitation days = 7 | Feb precipitation days = 9 | Mar precipitation days = 12 | Apr precipitation days = 16 | May precipitation days = 19 | Jun precipitation days = 19 | Jul precipitation days = 21 | Aug precipitation days = 18 | Sep precipitation days = 13 | Oct precipitation days = 17 | Nov precipitation days = 15 | Dec precipitation days = 10 | year precipitation days = 171 |Jan sun = 167.4 |Feb sun = 144.0 |Mar sun = 133.3 |Apr sun = 117.0 |May sun = 133.3 |Jun sun = 144.0 |Jul sun = 164.3 |Aug sun = 164.3 |Sep sun = 150.0 |Oct sun = 130.2 |Nov sun = 123.0 |Dec sun = 155.0 |year sun = |Jand sun = 5.4 |Febd sun = 5.1 |Mard sun = 4.3 |Aprd sun = 3.9 |Mayd sun = 4.3 |Jund sun = 4.8 |Juld sun = 5.3 |Augd sun = 5.3 |Sepd sun = 5.0 |Octd sun = 4.2 |Novd sun = 4.1 |Decd sun = 5.0 |yeard sun = |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web |url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010 |publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales |language=es |access-date= 17 June 2024 |url-status=dead}}

Gallery

File:Conjunto Portal del Nogal Soacha.jpg|Houses in Soacha File:Parque Rincón de Santa Fé, Soacha.jpg|Rincón de Santa Fe park File:Estadio Luis Carlos Galán-Soacha.JPG|Luis Carlos Galán Stadium File:Hito Ciudad Verde.jpg|Entrance to Ciudad Verde File:Logroño 1 Ciudad Verde.jpg|Logroño Park Ciudad Verde File:InteriorCasasCVerde.jpg|Housing and playground Ciudad Verde

References

[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/cundinamarca/25754__soacha/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Soacha municipality with localities
[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of the major cities in Colombia
{{in lang. es [http://www.soacha-cundinamarca.gov.co/index.shtml Official website Soacha]
(June 14, 2012). "In Colombia, 6 sentenced in 'false positives' death scheme". Los Angeles Times.
(9 June 2018). "Colombia inaugura el mayor complejo logístico e industrial de café del mundo".
"Luz Marina Bernal, la memoria de Colombia". [[Oxfam Intermón]].

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