The municipality borders San Cayetano, Villagómez and Topaipí in the north, Supatá and Subachoque in the south, Vergara and El Peñón in the west and in the east Zipaquirá, Tausa and Cogua.

[2][3] The area of Pacho before becoming part of the New Kingdom of Granada was inhabited by the Muisca where the area of Pacho formed the western boundary of the Muisca Confederation, bordering the Muzo in the northwest and the Panche or Colima in the west and southwest.

Modern Pacho was founded on August 25, 1604, by Lorencio de Terrones.

[2] Pacho has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cfb)[4] with consistently mild temperatures.

Today the main agricultural products are coffee, oranges, strawberries, papayas, pineapples, bananas, plantains, potatoes, yuca and flowers.