Soacha River




























































Soacha River
Río Soacha



Soacha River is located in Colombia
Soacha River


Location of the Soacha River in Colombia

Etymology
Muysccubun: "man of the Sun"
Location
Country
 Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
Municipalities
Soacha, Bogotá
Locality
Ciudad Bolívar (Bogotá)
Physical characteristics
Source Sumapaz foothills
 - location Ciudad Bolívar
 - coordinates
4°32′12.3″N 74°10′23.3″W / 4.536750°N 74.173139°W / 4.536750; -74.173139Coordinates: 4°32′12.3″N 74°10′23.3″W / 4.536750°N 74.173139°W / 4.536750; -74.173139

Mouth Bogotá River
 - location
Soacha
 - coordinates
4°34′41.5″N 74°15′07.1″W / 4.578194°N 74.251972°W / 4.578194; -74.251972
Basin features
River system
Bogotá River
 Magdalena Basin
  Caribbean Sea

The Soacha River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River.




Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 Description


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


    • 4.1 Bibliography




  • 5 External links





Etymology


Soacha is derived from Muysccubun, the indigenous language of the Muisca, who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest and means "man of the Sun".[1]



Description




Soacha River is located in the Bogotá savanna

source

source



mouth

mouth




Source and mouth of the Soacha River on the Bogotá savanna


The Soacha River originates in the eastern part of the locality of Bogotá Ciudad Bolívar. It flows through the municipality Soacha before flowing into the Bogotá River. The type locality of the Cacho Formation is located in the Soacha River basin.[2]




See also




  • List of rivers of Colombia

  • Bogotá savanna

  • Tunjuelo River



References





  1. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Soacha


  2. ^ Montoya & Reyes, 2005, p.55




Bibliography



  • Montoya Arenas, Diana María, and Germán Alfonso Reyes Torres. 2005. Geología de la Sabana de Bogotá, 1–104. INGEOMINAS.


External links



  • (in Spanish) Sistema Hídrico, Bogotá









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