Sogamoso ( Spanish: Sogamoso ) is a city and municipality in Colombia as part of the Boyaca department.
| City | |||||
| Sogamoso | |||||
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| Spanish Sogamoso | |||||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||||
| The Department | Boyaca | ||||
| The mayor | Miguel Angel Garcia Perez | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Founded | |||||
| Area | 208 km² | ||||
| Center height | 2,569 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 114 676 people ( 2012 ) | ||||
| Official language | Spanish | ||||
| sogamoso-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml (Spanish) | |||||
Geographical position
The city is located in the northern part of the Boyac department. The absolute height is 2,569 meters above sea level [1] .
The area of the municipality is 208 km² [2] .
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2012 was 115,808 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 094 | 116 888 | 116 614 | 116 294 | 115 933 | 115 564 | 115 134 | 114 676 |
According to the 2005 census, men made up 46.9% of the city population, women - 53.1%, respectively. Racially, whites and mestizos accounted for 99.5% of the city's population; blacks - 0.3%; Indians - 0.2%. [4] . The literacy rate among people over 5 years old was 93.4%.
Notes
- ↑ Sogamoso, Colombia Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment June 18, 2013. Archived June 18, 2013.
- ↑ Municipalities of Colombia . Statoids.com. Date of treatment June 18, 2013. Archived June 17, 2013.
- ↑ Proyecciones de Población departamentales y municipales por área 2005 - 2020 (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística. Date of treatment June 18, 2013. Archived June 17, 2013.
- ↑ Censo General 2005. Perfil Sogamoso Boyaca (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica. Date of treatment June 18, 2013. Archived June 18, 2013.