La Paz Department, Bolivia
| Department of La Paz |
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Madidi National Park |
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Location within Bolivia |
| Country |
 Bolivia |
| Capital |
Nuestra Señora de La Paz |
| Government |
| - Prefect |
José Luis Paredes Muñoz |
| Area |
| - Total |
133,985 km2 (51,731.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) |
| - Total |
2,350,466 |
| - Density |
18.0/km2 (46.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone |
BOT (UTC-4) |
| HDI (2004) |
- |
| Postal abbrv. |
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| Website |
www.prefecturalpz.gov.bo |
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 square kilometres (51,732 sq mi) with a 2001 census population of 2,350,466 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with Peru. It contains the mighty Cordillera Real that reaches altitudes of 6.6 kilometers (4.1 miles). Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas, the steep eastern slopes of the Andes that make the transition to the Amazon basin. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz, also the administrative capital of Bolivia.
Provinces
The Department of La Paz is divided into 20 provinces (provincias) which are further subdivided into municipalities (municipios) and - on the fourth level - into cantons.
The provinces with their capitals are:
| Province |
Area km² |
Population 2005 (est.) |
Capital |
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| Abel Iturralde |
42,815 |
13,972 |
Ixiamas |
| Aroma |
4,510 |
98,378 |
Sica Sica |
| Bautista Saavedra |
2,525 |
12,259 |
Charazani |
| Caranavi |
3,400 |
55,492 |
Caranavi |
| Eliodoro Camacho |
2,080 |
59,847 |
Puerto Acosta |
| Franz Tamayo |
15,900 |
18,852 |
Apolo |
| Gualberto Villarroel |
1,935 |
18,562 |
San Pedro de Curahuara de Carangas |
| Ingavi |
5,410 |
106,086 |
Viacha |
| Inquisivi |
6,430 |
60,582 |
Inquisivi |
| José Manuel Pando |
1,976 |
7,036 |
Santiago de Machaca |
| José Ramón Loayza |
3,370 |
48,050 |
Luribay |
| Larecaja |
8,110 |
67,662 |
Sorata |
| Los Andes |
1,658 |
73,728 |
Pucarani |
| Manco Kapac |
367 |
24,039 |
Copacabana |
| Muñecas |
4,965 |
29,694 |
Chuma |
| Nor Yungas |
1,720 |
25,790 |
Coroico |
| Omasuyos |
2,065 |
92,126 |
Achacachi |
| Pacajes |
10,584 |
52,183 |
Coro Coro |
| Pedro Domingo Murillo |
4,705 |
1,758,495 |
Palca |
| Sud Yungas |
5,770 |
69,794 |
Chulumani |
| Total: |
133.985 km² |
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| Note: More than 3,770 km² of Lago Titicaca |
Languages
The languages spoken in the department are mainly Spanish, Aymara, Quechua and Guaraní. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers. [1]
| Language |
Department |
Bolivia |
| Quechua |
158,260 |
2,281,198 |
| Aymara |
1,181,593 |
1,525,321 |
| Guaraní |
1,526 |
62,575 |
| Another native |
4,446 |
49,432 |
| Spanish |
1,973,708 |
6,821,626 |
| Foreign |
70,448 |
250,754 |
| Only native |
257,242 |
960,491 |
| Native and Spanish |
1,027,999 |
2,739,407 |
| Spanish and foreign |
946,650 |
4,115,751 |
Places of interest
- Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area
- Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
- Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands
- Lake Titicaca
- Chacaltaya
References
External links
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Departments of Bolivia |
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Beni · Chuquisaca · Cochabamba · La Paz · Oruro · Pando · Potosí · Santa Cruz · Tarija
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La Paz Department  |
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| Capital: La Paz |
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| Provinces |
Abel Iturralde • Aroma • Bautista Saavedra • Caranavi • Camacho • Franz Tamayo • Gualberto Villarroel • Ingavi • Inquisivi • José Manuel Pando • Larecaja • Loayza • Los Andes • Manco Kapac • Murillo • Muñecas • Nor Yungas • Omasuyos • Pacajes • Sud Yungas
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Municipalities
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Achacachi (Achacachi) • Achocalla (Achocalla) • Alto Beni (Caserío Nueve) • Ancoraimes (Ancoraimes) • Apolo (Apolo) • Aucapata (Aucapata) • Ayata (Ayata) • Ayo Ayo (Ayo Ayo) • Batallas (Batallas) • Cairoma (Cairoma) • Cajuata (Cajuata) • Calacoto (Calacoto) • Calamarca (Calamarca) • Caquiaviri (Caquiaviri) • Caranavi (Caranavi) • Catacora (Catacora) • Chacarilla (Chacarilla) • Charaña (Charaña) • Chulumani (Chulumani) • Chuma (Chuma) • Collana (Collana) • Colquencha (Colquencha) • Colquiri (Colquiri) • Comanche (Comanche) • Combaya (Combaya) • Copacabana (Copacabana) • Coripata (Coripata) • Coro Coro (Coro Coro) • Coroico (Coroico) • Curva (Curva) • Desaguadero (Desaguadero) • El Alto (El Alto) • General Juan José Pérez (Charazani) • Guanay (Guanay) • Guaqui (Guaqui) • Ichoca (Ichoca) • Inquisivi (Inquisivi) • Irupana (Irupana) • Ixiamas (Ixiamas) • Jesús de Machaca (Jesús de Machaca) • La Asunta (La Asunta) • La Paz (La Paz) • Laja (Laja) • Licoma Pampa (Licoma) • Luribay (Luribay) • Malla (Malla) • Mapiri (Mapiri) • Mecapaca (Mecapaca) • Mocomoco (Mocomoco) • Nazacara de Pacajes (Nazacara) • Palca (Palca) • Palos Blancos (Palos Blancos) • Papel Pampa (Papel Pampa) • Patacamaya (Patacamaya) • Pelechuco (Pelechuco) • Pucarani (Pucarani) • Puerto Acosta (Puerto Acosta) • Puerto Carabuco (Puerto Carabuco) • Puerto Pérez (Puerto Perez) • Quiabaya (Quiabaya) • Quime (Quime) • San Andrés de Machaca (San Andrés de Machaca) • San Buenaventura (San Buenaventura) • San Pedro de Curahuara (San Pedro de Curahuara de Carangas) • San Pedro de Tiquina (San Pedro de Tiquina) • Santiago de Callapa (Callapa) • Santiago de Machaca (Santiago de Machaca) • Sapahaqui (Sapahaqui) • Sica Sica (Sica Sica) • Sorata (Sorata) • Tacacoma (Tacacoma) • Taraco (Taraco) • Teoponte (Teoponte) • Tiwanaku (Tiwanaku) • Tipuani (Tipuani) • Tito Yupanqui (Tito Yupanqui) • Umala (Umala) • Viacha (Viacha) • Waldo Ballivián (Tumarapi) • Yaco (Yaco) • Yanacachi (Yanacachi)
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| Mountains |
Alpamayo Chico • Condoriri • Anallajsi • Ancohuma • Chachacomani • Chacaltaya • Illampu • Illimani • Huayna Potosí • Mururata
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| Protected areas |
Apolobamba • Cotapata • Madidi • Pilón Lajas
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