| Iza | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Boyacá Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sugamuxi Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Robinson Leandro Salamanca Rincón (2020-2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 2 January 1556 |
| Area Total Km2: | 34 |
| Population Total: | 2349 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1026 |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 2560 |
| Website: | Official website |
Iza is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia. Iza is located near the Tota Lake and part of the Sugamuxi Province, a subregion of Boyacá. Iza is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of 13km (08miles) from Sogamoso and 90km (60miles) from the department capital Tunja. The municipality borders Firavitoba and Sogamoso in the north, Sogamoso and Cuítiva in the east, in the west Pesca and Firavitoba, and in the south Cuítiva.
Before the Spanish conquest, the area of Iza was inhabited first by indigenous groups during the Herrera Period and later by the Muisca, organized in the Muisca Confederation. Iza was ruled by the iraca of Sugamuxi, modern neighbouring Sogamoso. According to Muisca mythology, the messenger god Bochica is said to have lived outside Iza in a cave.
In the Chibcha language of the Muisca za means "night", and Iza means "place of healing".[1]
Modern Iza was founded on January 2, 1554. The town is nicknamed Nido Verde de Boyacá; "Green Nest of Boyacá".
Main economical activities of Iza are mining (coal and pozzolan) and agriculture.