▁and ▁Mong ua ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁Ch ita ▁and ▁T ám ara , ▁Cas an are ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁S ativas ur , ▁Tas co , ▁So cha ▁and ▁G á me za ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Soc ot á ▁comes ▁from ▁Ch ib cha ▁and ▁means ▁either ▁" Land ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁and ▁farm fields " ▁or ▁" Good ▁har vest ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁Spanish ▁con quest , ▁Soc ot á ▁was ▁the ▁n ort he astern most ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁loose ▁M uis ca ▁Confeder ation . ▁It ▁was ▁ruled ▁either ▁by ▁the ▁i rac a ▁of ▁Sug am ux i ▁or ▁by ▁the ▁T und ama ▁based ▁in ▁T und ama . ▁ ▁Modern ▁Soc ot á ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 6 0 2 ▁by ▁Gonz alo ▁San chez ▁de ▁Fland es . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁Main ▁economic ▁activity ▁of ▁Soc ot á ▁is ▁liv est ock ▁far ming ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁minor ▁scale ▁coal ▁min ing . ▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁Soc ot á ▁▁ ▁Soc ot á ▁Form ation , ▁Lower ▁C ret ace ous ▁sand stone ▁and ▁sh ale ▁formation ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : M unicip al ities ▁of ▁Boy ac á ▁Department ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Boy ac á ▁Department ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 2 ▁Category : 1 6 0 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish