Somondoco

Somondoco
Municipality and town
Bull fighting arena Somondoco
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Location of the municipality and town of Somondoco in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá Department
Province	Eastern Boyacá Province
Founded	6 November 1537
Government
• Mayor	Edison Rolando Gaitán Roa (2020-2023)
Area
• Municipality and town	58.7 km2 (22.7 sq mi)
• Urban	2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,670 m (5,480 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality and town	3,632
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Urban	795
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

Somondoco is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá. This town and larger municipal area are located in the Valle de Tenza. The Valle de Tenza is the ancient route connecting the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and the Llanos. The area is dotted with many such little towns all located at approximately the same altitude (1500–1700 meters). Somondoco borders Almeida in the east, Guayatá in the west, Guateque and Sutatenza in the north and in the south the Cundinamarca municipality of Ubalá.^[1]

The nearest larger town is Guateque which is about 30 minutes away by car. In Somondoco are several small companies producing handicrafts and collectables.