Sopó
title: "Sopó" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-cundinamarca-department", "populated-places-established-in-1653", "1653-establishments-in-the-spanish-empire"] topic_path: "geography/spain" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopó" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sopó |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| image_flag | Flag of Sopó (Cundinamarca).svg |
| image_skyline | Sopó desde arriba.jpg |
| image_size | 300px |
| image_caption | View of Sopó |
| image_seal | Escudo de Sopó.jpg |
| image_map | Colombia - Cundinamarca - Sopó.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca department of Colombia |
| pushpin_map | Colombia |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Colombia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Colombia |
| subdivision_type1 | Department |
| subdivision_name1 | Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Central Savanna Province |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Miguel Alejandro Rico Suárez |
| (2020–2024) | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 25 May 1653 |
| founder | Friar Francisco Chacón |
| elevation_m | 2650 |
| area_total_km2 | 111.1 |
| area_urban_km2 | 2.61 |
| population_as_of | 2018 census |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 25287 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 17435 |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| population_demonym | Soposeño/a(s) |
| coordinates | |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| website | Official website |
| :: |
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History
The area of Sopó was inhabited first by indigenous groups during the Herrera Period and later the Muisca before the arrival of the Spanish in 1537. It was part of the zipazgo ruled from Bacatá.
In the coat of arms of the town in the lower left quadrant a Muisca pattern can be seen.
Borders
Economy
The major economical activity in Sopó is agriculture and especially dairy. The third largest Colombian dairy company Alpina was founded in Sopó in 1945.
Gallery
File:La cabaña de Alpina.jpg|Alpina wholesale File:Sendero a la Cruz.jpg|Sendero de la Cruz walking trail File:2017 Briceño estación ferroviaria Colombia.jpg|Briceño Train Station File:Iglesia y Casa Cural del Divino Salvador.jpg|Church and cultural center of Sopó File:Casablanca Salas.jpg|Hacienda Casablanca South File:Puente Sopo.jpg|Replica of the bridge built in 1695
References
References
- [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/cundinamarca/25758 Citypopulation.de]
- {{in lang. es [http://www.sopo-cundinamarca.gov.co/index.shtml Official website Sopó] {{webarchive. link. (2016-02-21)
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