[2] La Paz is located 750m (2461 feet) above sea level on the Comayagua River near the Cordillera de Montecillos in an area that has mountainous terrain with thick jungle cover.

The town's title was given on 14 September 1848, when the name "La Paz" was officially recognized by a decree from Comayagua; in 1861, it was given the status of a city, and in 1869 it was made a departmental seat.

[citation needed] At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, La Paz municipality had a population of 43,980.

[3] Major industries in and around the city include henequen and coffee farming, cattle raising, timber processing, tanning, distilling and some mining.

[citation needed] The local football team, Municipal Paceño, play their home games at the Estadio Roberto Suazo Cordoba.