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Location of the municipality and town of Socotá in the Boyacá Department of
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Modern Socotá was founded on
January 19, 1602 by Gonzalo Sanchez de Flandes.
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and means either "Land of the Sun and farmfields" or "Good harvest".
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878:Official website Socotá
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1267:Gutiérrez Province
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1482:Santa María
1409:Nuevo Colón
1371:San Eduardo
1159:La Victoria
1096:Sativanorte
339:Before the
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1837:Categories
1790:See also:
1729:Paz de Río
1588:Firavitoba
1510:Gachantivá
1505:Chitaraque
1361:Miraflores
1290:Guacamayas
1242:La Capilla
1139:Buenavista
1081:Covarachía
857:References
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357:or by the
257:department
185:Population
135:Government
127:Founded by
98:Department
1714:Betéitiva
1578:Aquitania
1515:Moniquirá
1472:Pachavita
1457:Chinavita
1439:Viracachá
1414:Ramiriquí
1376:Zetaquirá
1285:El Espino
1252:Sutatenza
1247:Somondoco
1116:Tipacoque
1101:Sativasur
1091:San Mateo
1036:Sotaquirá
1016:Siachoque
380:livestock
363:based in
323:Etymology
305:Sativasur
254:Colombian
222:Time zone
177:Elevation
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1671:Corrales
1661:Busbanzá
1628:Tibasosa
1623:Sogamoso
1500:Arcabuco
1429:Turmequé
1404:Jenesano
1323:Pajarito
1300:Panqueba
1280:El Cocuy
1232:Guateque
1204:Tununguá
1086:La Uvita
1006:Motavita
996:Chíquiza
846:Source:
798:Average
746:(98.80)
721:(14.48)
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