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Paz de Río

FieldValue
namePaz de Río
settlement_typeMunicipality and town
image_skylinePANO paz de rio colombia.jpg
image_captionView of Paz de Río
image_flagFlag of Paz de Río.svg
image_mapColombia - Boyaca - Paz del Rio.svg
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of the municipality and town of Paz de Río in the Boyacá department of Colombia
pushpin_mapsize300
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Colombia
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameColombia
subdivision_type1Department
subdivision_name1Boyacá Department
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Valderrama Province
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameEdward Edixon Archila González
(2020-2023)
established_titleFounded
established_date20 July 1935
founderMarco Antonio Mejía Gómez
area_total_km2116
area_urban_km238.7
population_as_of2015
population_total4680
population_density_km2auto
population_urban2920
timezoneColombia Standard Time
utc_offset-5
elevation_m2200
websiteOfficial website

(2020-2023)

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 2200 m, and the elevation within the municipality ranges from 2150 m to 3600 m. 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.

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.

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

Economy

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

References

References

  1. {{in lang. es [https://archive.today/20150602234008/http://www.pazderio-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Paz de Río]
  2. {{in lang. es [https://soyturismo.wordpress.com/category/boyaca/page/3/ Etymology Chitagoto]
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