Páez (Cauca)
Páez | ||
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Coordinates: 2 ° 39 ′ N , 75 ° 58 ′ W Páez on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Páez on the map of Cauca
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Cauca | |
City foundation | 1908 | |
Residents | 36,628 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 1852 km 2 | |
Population density | 20 people / km 2 | |
height | 1380 m | |
Waters | Río Páez , Río Símbola | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Marco Albeiro Gutiérrez Penagos (2016-2019) | |
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Páez is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cauca in Colombia . The main town (cabecera municipal) of Páez is Belalcázar . In Belalcázar is the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate Tierradentro
geography
Páez is located in the Provincia de Oriente in Cauca in the Tierradentro region at an altitude of 1380 m above sea level. NN , 130 km from Popayán in the foothills of the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes . Part of the Nevado del Huila volcano is on the territory of the municipality. The area of the municipality is mountainous and is crossed by the Páez and Símbola rivers. The municipality borders in the north on Planadas in the department del Tolima , in the northeast on Teruel in the department del Huila , in the east on La Plata , Íquira and Nátaga in Huila, in the southwest on Inzá in the department del Cauca and in the west on Silvia , Jambaló and Toribío in Cauca.
population
The municipality of Páez has 36,628 inhabitants, of which 2718 live in the main town of Belalcázar (as of 2019).
history
The indigenous people of the Paez lived in the area of today's Paéz even before the arrival of the Spaniards . Páez has been a municipality since 1908. The population is made up of Paez indigenous people, who live in 15 reservations, as well as Afro-Colombians and mestizos. The community was hit by a severe earthquake on June 6, 1994.
economy
The main industry in Páez is agriculture . In particular, coffee , beans , potatoes , corn , sweet grasses and berries are grown. Cattle production also plays an important role.
Web links
- Alcaldía de Páez - Cauca. Alcaldía de Páez - Cauca, accessed on June 6, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Páez).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Páez - Cauca, accessed June 6, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
- ↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on June 6, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).