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| Location of the municipality and town of La Paz in the Department of Cesar. | |||
| Country | Colombia | ||
| Region | Caribbean | ||
| Department | Cesar | ||
| Foundation | 1700 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Gerardo Alfonso Gutiérrez (Alas Equipo Colombia)[1] |
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| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 21,289 | ||
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| Website | www.lapazrobles-cesar.gov.co |
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Los Robles La Paz or simply La Paz is a municipality and a town in the Department of Cesar, Colombia. The town is close to the Capital city of the Department of Cesar; Valledupar. The municipality of La Paz borders to the north with La Guajira Department, to the northeast with the municipality of Manaure. To the east with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela sharing the Serrania del Perija mountain range. To the south with the municipalilty of Codazzi, southwest with the municipality of El Paso, Cesar (sharing the Magdalena River as border). To the west with the municipality of San Diego and to the northwest with the municipality of Valledupar.
The eaastern part of the territory, near the Serrania del Perija is inhabited by the Yukpa indigenous people.
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The first inhabitants of what is present-day the municipality of Los Robles La Paz were the indigenous peoples known as Chimilas which populated the plains of the valley of the Cesar River. On the Serrania del Perija mountains the Yukpas were also part of the Chimila confederation of tribes.[3]
The Spanish arrived in the area in 1531 but the region of Los Robles La Paz remained dominated by the Chimilas. In 1700 Spanish Captain Salvador Felix de Arias was sent to "pacify" the indigenous tribes. Arias founded Los Robles La Paz this same year.[4]
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