Sogamoso

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Sogamoso is a Colombian city in the Andean region known historically as a major religious and cultural center of the Muisca civilization and today for its industry and mining.

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Sogamoso canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeDivisionOf Colombia
alternateName City of the Sun
Suamox
climate cool highland climate
country Colombia
culturalHeritage Muisca traditions
demonym sogamoseño
departmentCapitalOf none
distanceFrom about 75 km from Tunja
economicActivity commerce
metallurgy
services
elevation about 2569 meters above sea level
foundingBySpaniards 16th century
geologicalResource coal
iron ore
limestone
hasArchaeologicalSite Sun Temple Archaeological Museum
hasMuseum Museo Arqueológico Suamox
hasUniversity Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
surface form: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (campus)
historicalCulture Muisca
surface form: Muisca civilization
historicalSite reconstructed Muisca Sun Temple
isCapitalOf Sugamuxi Province
knownFor agriculture
cement industry
coal mining
industry
mining
steel production
locatedIn Andean region of Colombia
Boyacá Department
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes
locatedOnRiver Chicamocha River
surface form: Chicamocha River basin
namedAfter Sugamuxi (Muisca high priest)
nearbyCity Duitama
Nobsa
officialLanguage Spanish
populationEstimate over 100000 inhabitants
region Sugamuxi Province
religionHistoricalRole principal Muisca solar cult center
roadConnection Troncal del Llano highway
sports football
subdivisionType municipality of Boyacá
timezone UTC-5
transport regional bus terminal
wasReligiousCenterOf Muisca
surface form: Muisca religion

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Boyacá Department hasCity Sogamoso
Paipa locatedNear Sogamoso
Duitama locatedNear Sogamoso
Monguí roadAccessFrom Sogamoso