| Paya | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Boyacá Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | La Libertad Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Benjamín Pérez Cristancho (2020–2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 14 September 1600 |
| Area Total Km2: | 435.503 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 225.503 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 2550 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 580 |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 950 |
| Website: | Official website |
Paya is a town and municipality in the La Libertad Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Paya limits Pisba, Labranzagrande of Boyacá and Támara, Nunchía and Yopal (Casanare).[1]
Paya in Chibcha means "People of hope".[2]
Before the Spanish conquest in the 1530s, Paya was inhabited by the Muisca, organized in their loose Muisca Confederation.
Modern Paya was founded on September 14, 1600.[1]
The majority of the economy of Paya comes from horticulture (47%). Other areas of income are livestock farming (37%) and agriculture (16%).[1]