Soatá, Boyacá
Encyclopedia
Soatá is a town and municipality
in Boyacá Department
, Colombia
. Soatá is located on the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental
mountain range, at the northeast end of the Department of Boyacá. It is the capital the subregion of the Northern Boyacá Province
.
It has an elevation of 1.950 meters above sea level.
The cattle sector is distinguished by the presence of goat, pig, bovine and ovine.
In the industrial sector, one stands out the production of the brick, floor's pieces, canvas shoes, hats of straw, panela and honey of bees; it excels the elaboration of candies and treats, predominating the processing of the date, activity has conferred him title of city of the date palm of Colombia .
Soatá, counts on tourist potential by the wealth of its cultural expressions, standing out its gastronomy, natural variety of landscapes and scenic places.
Municipio
Municipio and Município are terms used for country subdivisions. They are often translated as municipality.-Overview:...
in Boyacá Department
Boyacá Department
Boyacá is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, and the remnant of one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. Soatá is located on the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental
Cordillera Oriental
Cordillera Oriental from the Spanish language meaning "Eastern range" may refer to:* Cordillera Oriental * Cordillera Oriental * Cordillera Oriental * Cordillera Oriental -See also:...
mountain range, at the northeast end of the Department of Boyacá. It is the capital the subregion of the Northern Boyacá Province
Northern Boyacá Province
The Northern Boyacá Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 9 municipalities. It is currently administered by Chief Mayor Randy James.-Municipalities:...
.
History
The Soatá term in Chibcha language means farming of the sun. Its inhabitants came from the mix of chibchas, Caribbean and choques. Soatá was founded by sergeant Juan Rodriguez Parra in 1545 and established as municipality the 10 of December of 1495.Demographics and Geography
Soatá has a population of approximately 8.730 (General Census 2005 DANE) on who 63% live in the urban zone and 47% live in the eight paths that compose the Rural area. Its inhabitants in their majority are rural men. Its paths are: Los Molinos, La Laguna, Llano Grande, El Espinal, La Chorrera and La Costa.It has an elevation of 1.950 meters above sea level.
Economy
Its economy is of subsistence and it characterizes by agriculture and the cattle ranch in form of minifundios, standing out the cultures of the sugar cane, coffee, tobacco, tomato, maize, wheat, barley, Pope, fruit trees, datil's and flowers.The cattle sector is distinguished by the presence of goat, pig, bovine and ovine.
In the industrial sector, one stands out the production of the brick, floor's pieces, canvas shoes, hats of straw, panela and honey of bees; it excels the elaboration of candies and treats, predominating the processing of the date, activity has conferred him title of city of the date palm of Colombia .
Soatá, counts on tourist potential by the wealth of its cultural expressions, standing out its gastronomy, natural variety of landscapes and scenic places.
Festivals
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival
- Fairs and Festivals of Soatá
- Torbellino's Festival