La Paz Department, Bolivia

Department of La Paz
Madidi National Park
Flag Coat of arms
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)	-
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
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
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]

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

• La Paz City Guide
• Bolivian Music and Web Varieties

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v • d • e La Paz Department Capital: La Paz 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 Municipalities (and seats) Achacachi (Achacachi)  • Achocalla (Achocalla)  • 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) Mountains Alpamayo Chico  • Condoriri  • Anallajsi  • Ancohuma  • Chachacomani  • Chacaltaya  • Illampu  • Illimani  • Huayna Potosí  • Mururata Protected areas Apolobamba  • Cotapata  • Madidi  • Pilón Lajas

Coordinates: 15°00′S 68°20′W / 15°S 68.333°W / -15; -68.333