Sopó | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Colombia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Savanna Province |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Miguel Alejandro Rico Suárez (2020–2024) |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 25 May 1653 |
Founder: | Friar Francisco Chacón |
Elevation M: | 2650 |
Area Total Km2: | 111.1 |
Area Urban Km2: | 2.61 |
Population As Of: | 2018 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 25287 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 17435 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Soposeño/a(s) |
Coordinates: | 4.9167°N -129°W |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Website: | Official 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.
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.
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]