Soracá

Soracá is a town and municipality in the Department of , part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. Soracá borders the municipalities of in the north, , Viracacha and in the east, in the south and the department capital in the west.
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  • Type: Town with 827 residents
  • Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Boyacá
  • Also known as: Soraca

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tunja and Boyacá.

is a city in northeast and the capital of the department. It is very much a college town, with several universities despite its small size.

is a city in , . It is famous among history buffs as the site of an 1819 battle in which Simon Bolivar led an army fighting for South American independence from the Spanish Empire.

Soracá

Latitude
5.50113° or 5° 30′ 4″ north
Longitude
-73.33287° or 73° 19′ 58″ west
Population
827
Elevation
2,802 metres (9,193 feet)
Open location code
67Q8GM28+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 703168914
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3667805
Wiki­data ID
Q1576242
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Soracá” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Soracá (Colombia)
  • Asturian: Soracá
  • Cebuano: Soracá
  • Chinese: Soracá
  • Chinese: 索拉卡
  • Dutch: Soraca
  • Dutch: Soracá
  • French: Soracá
  • Galician: Soracá
  • Georgian: სორაკა
  • Irish: Soracá
  • Italian: Soraca
  • Italian: Soracá
  • Italian: Soracà
  • Kotava: Soracá
  • Malay: Soracá
  • Min Nan Chinese: Soracá
  • Persian: سوراکا
  • Polish: Soracá
  • Portuguese: Soracá
  • Russian: Сорака
  • Spanish: Soraca
  • Spanish: Soracá
  • Swedish: Soracá
  • Tagalog: Soracá
  • Turkish: Soraca (belediye)
  • Turkish: Soracá (belediye)
  • Turkish: Soraca belediyesi
  • Turkish: Soracá belediyesi
  • Turkish: Soracá
  • Uzbek: Soracá
  • Vietnamese: Soracá
  • Waray (Philippines): Soracá
  • Soracá

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