Paz de Río

Paz de Río is a town and municipality in the Valderrama Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre of Paz de Río, situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, is located at an elevation of 2,200 metres (7,200 ft), and the elevation within the municipality ranges from 2,150 metres (7,050 ft) to 3,600 metres (11,800 ft). The municipality borders Sativanorte and Sativasur in the north, Betéitiva and Tasco in the south, Sativasur and Socha in the east and Belén and Tutazá in the west.^[1]

Paz de Río
Municipality and town
View of Paz de Río
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Location of the municipality and town of Paz de Río in the Boyacá department of Colombia
Country	Colombia
Department	Boyacá Department
Province	Valderrama Province
Founded	20 July 1935
Founded by	Marco Antonio Mejía Gómez
Government
• Mayor	Edward Edixon Archila González (2020-2023)
Area
• Municipality and town	116 km2 (45 sq mi)
• Urban	38.7 km2 (14.9 sq mi)
Elevation	2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality and town	4,680
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
• Urban	2,920
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

History

In the times before the Spanish conquest, Paz de Río was inhabited by the Muisca. The original name of the village, now the name of a vereda, Chitagoto is taken from cacique Chitagoto, who was loyal to the Tundama of Tundama.^[2]

Modern Paz de Río was not founded until July 20, 1935 by Marco Antonio Mejía Gómez.^[1]

Economy

The main economical activity of Paz de Río is agriculture, predominantly potatoes and onions. Other products are maize, wheat and barley.^[1]

References

1. (in Spanish) Official website Paz de Río
2. (in Spanish) Etymology Chitagoto

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