Sora, Boyacá

Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Sora in the Boyacá department of Colombia

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ColombiaDepartmentBoyacá DepartmentProvinceCentral Boyacá ProvinceFounded12 August 1556Founded byTomás Gualba CastellanosGovernment

• MayorFlavio Hernán Largo Durán
(2020-2023)Area

• Municipality and town42 km² (16 sq mi) • Urban

1.08 km² (0.42 sq mi)Elevation

2,650 m (8,690 ft)Population

(2015)

• Municipality and town3,025 • Density72/km² (190/sq mi) • Urban

499Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)WebsiteOfficial website

Sora is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. Sora borders Motavita and Chíquiza in the north, Cucaita and Samacá in the south, Motavita and department capital Tunja in the east and Sáchica and Chíquiza in the west.^[1]

Etymology

The name Sora comes from Chibcha and means "Devil worshipper".^[2]

History

In the times before the Spanish conquest, the area of Sora was inhabited by the Muisca, organised in their loose Muisca Confederation. Sora was under the rule of the zaque from nearby Hunza.

Modern Sora was founded on August 12, 1556 by Tomás Gualba Castellanos.^[1]