Soacha River
| Soacha River | |
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 Location of the Soacha River in Colombia
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| Native name | Río Soacha |
| Etymology | Muysccubun: "man of the Sun" |
| Country |
 Colombia
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| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Municipalities | Soacha, Bogotá |
| Locality | Ciudad Bolívar (Bogotá) |
| Basin features | |
| Main source |
Sumapaz foothills Ciudad Bolívar 4°32′12.3″N 74°10′23.3″W / 4.536750°N 74.173139°WCoordinates: 4°32′12.3″N 74°10′23.3″W / 4.536750°N 74.173139°W |
| River mouth |
Bogotá River Soacha 4°34′41.5″N 74°15′07.1″W / 4.578194°N 74.251972°W |
| 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.
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".
The Soacha River originates in the eastern part of the localityof Bogotá Ciudad Bolívar. It flows through the municipality Soacha before flowing into the Bogotá River.
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