Páez, Cauca

For other uses, see Páez (disambiguation).

Páez, Cauca
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Páez, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Cauca Department
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Paéz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaes]) is a municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. The town of Belalcazar, is the main urban center of the Municipality. It was founded in 1905 by Valencia, Mosquera and Lemus. The town is located by the steps of the Nevado del Huila Volcano, the municipality borders to the northeast with the Tolima Department, to the west with the Huila Department, southwest with the municipality of Inza, to the west with the municipalities of Silvia and Jambalo and to the north with the municipality of Toribio covering a total area of 1,258 km² (486 sq mi).^[1]

References

↑ Osorio, Nelson Freddy. "Páez" (in Spanish).

External links

Gutterman, Dov (13 September 2008). "Paez (Cauca, Colombia)". Flags of the World.
"Official Site of Paéz, Cauca, Colombia" (in Spanish).

Municipalities in the Cauca Department

Almaguer Argelia Balboa Bolívar Buenos Aires Cajibio Caldono Caloto Corinto El Tambo Florencia Guachené Guapi Inza Jambalo La Sierra La Vega López de Micay Mercaderes Miranda Morales Padilla Páez Patía Piamonte Piendamó Popayán Puerto Tejada Purace Rosas San Sebastián Santander de Quilichao Santa Rosa Silvia Sotara Suarez Sucre Timbio Timbiqui Toribío Totoro Villa Rica

Coordinates: 2°39′17″N 75°59′34″W / 2.65472°N 75.9928°W / 2.65472; -75.9928

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