Sopó

Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca department of Colombia

4°55′N 73°56′W / 4.917°N 73.933°W / 4.917; -73.933Country

ColombiaDepartment

CundinamarcaProvinceCentral Savanna ProvinceFounded25 May 1653Founded byFriar Francisco ChacónGovernment

• MayorMiguel Alejandro Rico Suárez
(2020–2024)Area

• Municipality and town111.1 km² (42.9 sq mi) • Urban

2.61 km² (1.01 sq mi)Elevation

2,650 m (8,690 ft)Population

(2018 census)^[1]

• Municipality and town25,287 • Density230/km² (590/sq mi) • Urban

17,435 • Urban density6,700/km² (17,000/sq mi)DemonymSoposeño/a(s)Time zoneUTC-5WebsiteOfficial website

Sopó is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The town is located 39 km north of the Colombian capital Bogotá.

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

North: Zipaquirá and Tocancipá
South: La Calera
East: Guasca
West: Cajicá and Chía.

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.^[2]