Páez () is a town and municipality in the

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

n Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the

Lengupá Province The Lengupá Province is a province of Boyacá Department, Colombia. The province is formed by 6 municipalities. Etymology The name of the province and the Lengupá River, after which the province is named, is possibly derived from the Chibcha ...

. The town is named after

José Antonio Páez José Antonio Páez Herrera (; 13 June 1790 – 6 May 1873) was a Venezuelan politician and military officer who served as the president of Venezuela three times. The first as the 5th president from 1830 to 1835, the second as the 8th president ...

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Municipalities of Boyacá Department {{Boyacá-geo-stub