Soacha Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.

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is considered the only

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in the country, and a part of Bogotá, but legally the Colombian Republic considers it a municipality.

Etymology

The name of the province ''Soacha'' is derived from the

Chibcha The Muisca (also called Chibcha) are an indigenous people and culture of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia, that formed the Muisca Confederation before the Spanish conquest. The people spoke Muysccubun, a language of the Chibchan lan ...

words ''Súa''; Sun god

Sué Sué, Xué, Sua, Zuhe or Suhé was the god of the Sun in the religion of the Muisca. He was married to Moon goddess Chía.Ocampo López, 2013, Ch.4, p.33 The Muisca and their confederation were one of the four advanced civilizations of the Ameri ...

and ''chá'', "man"; "Man of the Sun".Official website Soacha
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Subdivision

Soacha is divided into 2 municipalities:Orden en las provincias de Cundinamarca
- El Tiempo

References

Provinces of Cundinamarca Department

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