# Soacha Municipality, Cundinamarca Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Cundinamarca Department 

# Soacha

Soacha is a municipality of Colombia in Cundinamarca Department. It had an estimated **883,753 people** in 2025 on 188 km² (about 4,710 per km²). Its main town is Soacha. 273 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 470 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 883,753people (2025)
- 188km²
- 470mapped services
- 2,565 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Soacha?

Soacha had an estimated **883,753 people** in 2025 — 23.5% of Cundinamarca Department, 6th of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,064 women for every 1,000 men (above the Cundinamarca Department figure of 1,024). Spread over 188 km², that is about **4,710 people per km²**, 7th of 1121 municipalities.

22.8% of people are children under 15 and 6.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 31 years (it is 33 across Cundinamarca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 41 children and older people.

0–4 ****63,854**

5–9 ****69,739**

10–14 ****67,685**

15–19 ****66,580**

20–24 ****71,119**

25–29 ****80,665**

30–34 ****84,805**

35–39 ****78,433**

40–44 ****68,040**

45–49 ****54,826**

50–54 ****45,976**

55–59 ****42,166**

60–64 ****35,155**

65–69 ****24,584**

70–74 ****14,717**

75–79 ****8,104**

80–84 ****4,170**

85–89 ****1,908**

90–94 ****785**

95+ ****314**

Source: [Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) via OCHA HDX, population 2025 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-col).

## Where is Soacha?

Soacha lies in [Cundinamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Bogotá, D.C.](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/bogota-d-c/bogota-d-c/), [Bojacá](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/bojaca/), [Granada](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/granada/), [Mosquera](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/mosquera/), [Pasca](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/pasca/), [San Antonio del Tequendama](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/san-antonio-del-tequendama/) and [Sibaté](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/sibate/). By area it is the 726th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 0.8% of [Cundinamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/cundinamarca/). The centre of Soacha is about 17 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. The centre point is at 4.5070° N, 74.1978° W.

Source: [Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-col).

## Things to see in and around Soacha

OpenStreetMap lists 30 named sights in Soacha: 10 nature reserves; 6 archaeological sites; 5 attractions; 4 memorials; 3 viewpoints; 2 museums.

- Museo Arqueológico · museum
- Tequendama Falls Museum · museum
- Arte Rupestre · archaeological site
- Arte Rupestre · archaeological site
- Nueva Esperanza · archaeological site
- Pictogramas de Cerro Seco · archaeological site
- Piedras del Infinito · archaeological site
- Varón del Sol · archaeological site
- Humedal Chucuita · nature reserve
- Humedal Cola de Tierra Blanca · nature reserve
- Humedal El Vinculo · nature reserve
- Humedal Tierra Blanca · nature reserve
- Humedal del Neuta · nature reserve
- Parque Ecológico La Poma · nature reserve
- Parque La Niebla · nature reserve
- Parque La Niebla (Chucuita Norte) · nature reserve
- Parque La Niebla (Chucuita Occidental) · nature reserve
- Parque La Niebla (Chucuita Sur) · nature reserve
- Chucuita Mirador · viewpoint
- Mirador del Salto · viewpoint
- Piedra Gorda · viewpoint
- Parque Chicaque · attraction
- Pinturas Rupestres · attraction
- Rotonda Hogar del Sol · attraction
- Rotonda Indumil · attraction
- Salto de Tequendama · attraction
- Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento · memorial
- Simón Bolívar · memorial
- Suacha 1600 · memorial
- Varon del Sol · memorial

### Nearby, outside Soacha

- Reserva Aguas Vivas · nature reserve, Bogotá, D.C.3.5 km
- Cueva del Indio · cave, Bogotá, D.C.5.3 km
- Casa en ruinas · ruins, Bogotá, D.C.5.6 km
- Museo de la Ciudad Autoconstruida · museum, Bogotá, D.C.6.5 km
- Monumento Simón Bolívar · memorial, Bogotá, D.C.6.8 km
- Mirador Illimaní · viewpoint, Bogotá, D.C.6.9 km
- Casa en ruinas · ruins, Bogotá, D.C.7.2 km
- El Túnel · attraction, Sibaté7.4 km
- Puente del Indio · attraction, Bogotá, D.C.7.8 km
- CREA Cantarrana · museum, Bogotá, D.C.9.0 km
- Mirador Sierra Morena · viewpoint, Bogotá, D.C.9.1 km
- Parque Arqueológico Hacienda El Carmen · archaeological site, Bogotá, D.C.9.3 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Soacha

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Bogota
- CurrencyPeso (COP)
- Country calling code+57
- LanguagesSpanish
- Plug typesType A, B · 110 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format6 digits (######)

### Nearest airports

- El Dorado International Airport (BOG) · Bogota22 km
- Vanguardia Airport (VVC) · Villavicencio75 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación Soacha (Soacha), about 8.4 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:45) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 05:55, sunset around 17:47).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Soacha

Open gazetteers list **273 villages, towns and localities** in Soacha. The largest with a recorded population: Soacha (655,025). Settlements here lie between about 2,504 m and 3,533 m above sea level (median 2,565 m).

- ABC Santa Ana
- Alto de La Cruz
- Alto del Cabra
- Altos de la Florida
- Altos del Pino
- Andalucía
- Arco Iris
- Arizona
- Armero
- Avivir Zue
- Bahía del Oeste
- Balcones de Soacha
- Balcón Real
- Barbados I
- Barrio Altos de Cazuca
- Boca del Monte
- Bochica
- Bosatama
- Bosque de San Mateo
- Bosque del Cipi
- Bosques del Zapan
- Boyacá
- Buenos Aires
- Camilo Torres I
- Camilo Torres II
- Canoas
- Capitalinas I
- Capitalinas II
- Carlos Pizarro
- Casa Bonita
- Casalinda
- Casalinda I
- Casalinda II
- Casalinda V
- Casaloma
- Cascajal
- Cañada Honda
- Centro Soacha
- Chacua (Soacha)
- Chicó Sur
- Chusacá
- Cien Familias
- Ciudad Latina
- Ciudad Verde
- Ciudad de Quito
- Ciudadela Sucre
- Cobec
- Cohabitar
- Compartir
- Comuna Cazucá
- Comuna Compartir
- Comuna La Despensa
- Comuna San Humberto
- Comuna San Mateo
- Comuna Soacha Central
- Conviva
- Corregimiento 1 Sur
- Corregimiento 2 Norte
- Danubio
- Doce de Marzo
- Ducales
- El Altíco
- El Arroyo
- El Barreno
- El Bosque
- El Cardal
- El Carmen
- El Charquito
- El Divino Niño
- El Dorado
- El Libertador
- El Limonar
- El Nogal
- El Oasis
- El Paraíso
- El Pinar Los Sauces
- El Pino
- El Porvenir
- El Progreso
- El Rosal
- El Satelite
- El Sol
- El Tabacal
- El Triunfo
- El Trébol
- El Vivero
- El Vínculo
- España
- Eugenio Díaz
- Fusungá
- Galicia III
- Hacienda Tibanica
- Hogar del Sol
- Hogares Soacha
- Hungría
- Icarus Las Mercedes
- Industrial Cazucá
- Industrial Salitre
- Industrial Santa Ana
- Jaime Garzón
- Jardín de los Rosales
- Juan Pablo I
- Juan Pablo II-I
- Juan Pablo II-II
- Julio Rincon
- Junin
- La Amistad
- La Cagua I
- La Cagua II
- La Capilla
- La Cañada
- La Chucua
- La Cristalina
- La Despensa
- La Esperanza Sur
- La Florida
- La Florida II
- La Fontana
- La Fragua
- La Granja
- La Isla
- La Laguna
- La Magdalena
- La María
- La Meseta
- La Pradera
- La Unión
- La Veredita
- Lagos de Malibú
- Las Ferias
- Las Margaritas
- Las Vegas
- Las Vegas de San Mateo
- Las Villas
- León XIII
- Lincoln
- Llano Grande
- Llanos de Soacha
- Lomalinda
- Los Alpes
- Los Balcanes
- Los Cerezos
- Los Cerritos
- Los Cristales
- Los Frutales
- Los Girasoles
- Los Nogales
- Los Olivares
- Los Olivos
- Los Pinos
- Los Robles
- Los Rosales
- Luis Carlos Galán
- Maiporé
- Mariscal Sucre
- Minesota
- Minuto de Dios
- Mirador Corinto
- Mirador de la Veredita
- Nemesis
- Nueva Compartir
- Nueva Unión
- Nuevo Horizonte
- Nuevo Portalegre
- Ocales
- Ogamora
- Orosal
- Ospinas
- Pablo Neruda
- Pablo VI
- Panamá
- Panorama
- Paraiso Corinto
- Parque Campestre
- Parques del Sol
- Paseo Real
- Piedras Blancas
- Pimientos I
- Pimientos II
- Plazoletas
- Portal de San Mateo
- Portalegre
- Portalegre Real
- Potrero Grande
- Prado Vegas
- Prado de los Rosales
- Presencia de los Andes
- Primavera
- Quintanares
- Quintas de Santa Ana
- Quintas de la Laguna I
- Quintas de la Laguna II
- Reserva de Tierra Blanca
- Ricaurte
- Rincón de San Carlos
- Rincón de San Mateo
- Rincón de Santa Fe
- Rincón del Lago
- Roquemonte
- Río Balcillas
- Salitre Sur
- San Alberto
- San Andrés
- San Antonio
- San Carlos
- San Esteban
- San Fernando
- San Francisco
- San Humberto
- San Ignacio
- San Isidro
- San Jorge
- San José
- San Juan
- San Lucas I
- San Lucas II
- San Luis
- San Marcos
- San Martín
- San Mateo
- San Mateo Residencial
- San Mateo Supermanzanas
- San Miguel de la Cañada
- San Nicolás
- San Rafael
- Santa Ana
- Santa Ana Central
- Santa Ana I
- Santa Ana Pinto
- Santa Helena
- Santa Helena del Sur
- Santa María
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa
- Santillana
- Santo Domingo (occidental)
- Soacha
- Sol de Portalegre
- Sumapaz
- Tejares
- Tequendama
- Terragrande
- Terranova
- Terreros
- Tibaníca
- Tierra Blanca
- Tirreno
- Torrentes
- Ubaté
- Universidades
- Valles de Santa Ana
- Vereda Chucua Alto
- Vereda Fusunga
- Vereda San Benito
- Vereda Tisunque
- Villa Carola
- Villa Clara
- Villa Flor
- Villa Garzón
- Villa Italia
- Villa Julia
- Villa Juliana
- Villa La Esperanza
- Villa Luz
- Villa Mercedes
- Villa Nueva
- Villa Sandra
- Villa Sofía I
- Villa Sofía II
- Villas de Casaloma
- Villas de Santa Isabel
- Villas de Santa Rosa
- Villas del Progreso

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Soacha

Named natural and historic features inside Soacha, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall.

- Río Soacha
- Río Tunjuelito
- Salto de Tequendama

### Estates

1 estate.

- Hacienda Fusunga

### Getting around

2 railway stations.

- Estación El Salto
- Paradero Alicachín

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Soacha and the best time to visit

In Soacha, the warmest month is Feb (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,624 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (209 mm) and the driest Jan (44 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and August to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 44 

Feb 20 71 

Mar 19 132 

Apr 19 209 

May 19 207 

Jun 18 162 

Jul 18 134 

Aug 18 108 

Sep 19 103 

Oct 19 186 

Nov 18 165 

Dec 19 103 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Soacha

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Veterinaria Animal´S Small · Sibaté 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.49434&mlon=-74.25785#map=17/4.49434/-74.25785) 

Bank Bancolombia · Sibaté 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.49256&mlon=-74.25895#map=17/4.49256/-74.25895) 

ATM Bancolombia · Sibaté 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.54492&mlon=-74.24456#map=17/4.54492/-74.24456) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicio El Muña · Sibaté 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.52144&mlon=-74.24381#map=17/4.52144/-74.24381) 

Hotel Hotel En Mesón Cordoba · Soacha 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.55954&mlon=-74.21544#map=17/4.55954/-74.21544) 

Mall Mi Plaza Soacha · Soacha 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.57126&mlon=-74.22351#map=17/4.57126/-74.22351) 

School Institución Educativa Eugenio Castro sede San Jorge · Soacha 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.50264&mlon=-74.19625#map=17/4.50264/-74.19625) 

College Centro Industrial y de Desarrollo Empresarial · Sibaté 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.49879&mlon=-74.25161#map=17/4.49879/-74.25161) 

Police station Escuela de Suboficiales Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada · Sibaté 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.50285&mlon=-74.24578#map=17/4.50285/-74.24578) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Soacha

Places mapped inside Soacha in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals19
- Banks16
- ATMs3
- Petrol pumps29
- Hotels17
- Shopping malls38
- Schools100
- Colleges and universities19
- Cinemas8
- Pharmacies30
- Restaurants156
- Police stations16
- Dental clinics19

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other municipalities in Cundinamarca Department

- Agua de Dios
- Albán
- Anapoima
- Anolaima
- Apulo
- Arbeláez
- Beltrán
- Bituima
- Bojacá
- Cabrera
- Cachipay
- Cajicá
- Caparrapí
- Carmen de Carupa
- Chaguaní
- Chipaque
- Choachí
- Chocontá
- Chía
- Cogua
- Cota
- Cucunubá
- Cáqueza
- El Colegio
- El Peñón
- El Rosal
- Facatativá
- Fosca
- Funza
- Fusagasugá
- Fómeque
- Fúquene
- Gachalá
- Gachancipá
- Gachetá
- Gama
- Girardot
- Granada
- Guachetá
- Guaduas
- Guasca
- Guataquí
- Guatavita
- Guayabal de Síquima
- Guayabetal
- Gutiérrez
- Jerusalén
- Junín
- La Calera
- La Mesa
- La Palma
- La Peña
- La Vega
- Lenguazaque
- Machetá
- Madrid
- Manta
- Medina
- Mosquera
- Nariño
- Nemocón
- Nilo
- Nimaima
- Nocaima
- Pacho
- Paime
- Pandi
- Paratebueno
- Pasca
- Puerto Salgar
- Pulí
- Quebradanegra
- Quetame
- Quipile
- Ricaurte
- San Antonio del Tequendama
- San Bernardo
- San Cayetano
- San Francisco
- San Juan de Rioseco
- Sasaima
- Sesquilé
- Sibaté
- Silvania
- Simijaca
- Sopó
- Subachoque
- Suesca
- Supatá
- Susa
- Sutatausa
- Tabio
- Tausa
- Tena
- Tenjo
- Tibacuy
- Tibirita
- Tocaima
- Tocancipá
- Topaipí
- Ubalá
- Ubaque
- Une
- Venecia
- Vergara
- Vianí
- Villa de San Diego de Ubaté
- Villagómez
- Villapinzón
- Villeta
- Viotá
- Yacopí
- Zipacón
- Zipaquirá
- Útica

## Quick answers

- Where is Soacha?In Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Soacha?883,753 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Soacha?About 31 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Soacha?About 4,710 people per km²
- What borders Soacha?Bogotá, D.C., Bojacá, Granada, Mosquera, Pasca, San Antonio del Tequendama and Sibaté
- What is there to see in Soacha?Arte Rupestre, Arte Rupestre, Chucuita Mirador, Humedal Chucuita
- What time zone is Soacha in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Soacha?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Soacha?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Soacha?273 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Soacha?Settlements lie between 2,504 m and 3,533 m
- What is the best time to visit Soacha?December to February and August to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Soacha?Clinica Veterinaria Animal´S Small, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Soacha?Bancolombia, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Soacha?Bancolombia, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Soacha?Estación de Servicio El Muña, about 5.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Soacha?19 mapped
- How many banks are in Soacha?16 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Soacha?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Soacha?29 mapped
- What is the P-code of Soacha?CO25754 (OCHA common operational dataset)