Soacha Province

Soacha Province Provincia de Soacha
Province
Road in Soacha
Etymology: Suá chá; "Man of the Sun"
Location of Soacha Province in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°35′14″N 74°13′17″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Capital	Soacha
Municipalities	2
Area
• Total	310.05 km^2 (119.71 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	560,854
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (COT)
Indigenous groups	Muisca

Soacha Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Soacha is considered the only borough in the country, and a part of Bogotá, but legally the Colombian Republic considers it a municipality.

Etymology

The name of the province Soacha is derived from the Chibcha words Súa; Sun god Sué and chá, "man"; "Man of the Sun".^[1]

Subdivision

Soacha is divided into 2 municipalities:^[2]

Municipality bold is capital	Area km^2	Elevation (m) urban centre	Population 2015	Founded	Map
Sibaté	125.6	2700	38,412	1967
Soacha	184.45	2565	522,442	1600
Total	310.05		560,854

References

1. (in Spanish) Official website Soacha
2. (in Spanish) Orden en las provincias de Cundinamarca - El Tiempo