Paz de Río
Paz de Río | |
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Municipality and town | |
View of Paz de Río | |
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 | |
| 116 km2 (45 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 38.7 km2 (14.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 4,680 | |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,920 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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.