| Paz de Río | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Boyacá Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Valderrama Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Edward Edixon Archila González (2020-2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 20 July 1935 |
| Founder: | Marco Antonio Mejía Gómez |
| Area Total Km2: | 116 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 38.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 4680 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 2920 |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 2200 |
| 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 2200m (7,200feet), and the elevation within the municipality ranges from 2150m (7,050feet) to 3600m (11,800feet). 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]
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]
The main economical activity of Paz de Río is agriculture, predominantly potatoes and onions. Other products are maize, wheat and barley.[1]