sentences:  The urban centre is at an altitude of at a distance of from the department capital Tunja.It borders Jericó and Sativanorte in the north, Pisba and Mongua in the south, Chita and Támara, Casanare in the east and Sativasur, Tasco, Socha and Gámeza in the west.The name Socotá comes from Chibcha and means either "Land of the Sun and farmfields" or "Good harvest".