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The La Paz Department of Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
 comprises with a 2001 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 population of 2,350,466 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It sits 3,812 m above sea level making it one of the highest commercially navigable lakes in the world....
 with Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It contains the mighty Cordillera Real
Cordillera Real

Cordillera Real is the name of mountain chains in the Andes of South America:*Cordillera Real *Cordillera Real ...
 that reaches altitudes of 6.6 kilometers (4.1 miles). Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas
Yungas

The Yungas is a stretch of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from southeastern Peru through central Bolivia. It is a transitional zone between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests....
, the steep eastern slopes of the Andes
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
 that make the transition to the Amazon basin
Amazon River

The Amazon River of South America is the list of rivers by length in the world by volume, with a total river flow greater than the next top eight largest rivers combined....
. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz, also the administrative capital of Bolivia.








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The La Paz Department of Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
 comprises with a 2001 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 population of 2,350,466 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It sits 3,812 m above sea level making it one of the highest commercially navigable lakes in the world....
 with Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It contains the mighty Cordillera Real
Cordillera Real

Cordillera Real is the name of mountain chains in the Andes of South America:*Cordillera Real *Cordillera Real ...
 that reaches altitudes of 6.6 kilometers (4.1 miles). Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas
Yungas

The Yungas is a stretch of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from southeastern Peru through central Bolivia. It is a transitional zone between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests....
, the steep eastern slopes of the Andes
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
 that make the transition to the Amazon basin
Amazon River

The Amazon River of South America is the list of rivers by length in the world by volume, with a total river flow greater than the next top eight largest rivers combined....
. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz, also the administrative capital of Bolivia.

Provinces of La Paz Department


The Department of La Paz is devided into 20 provinces (provincias) which are further subdivided into municipalities
Municipalities of Bolivia

|||}On the third level, below Departments of Bolivia and Provinces of Bolivia, Bolivia is divided into municipality.As an effect of decentralization the number of municipalities in Bolivia has risen from an initial twelve to circa 320 today, 130 of these being inhabited by mainly Indigenous peoples of the Americas population....
 (municipios) and - on the fouth level - into cantons
Cantons of Bolivia

|||}On the level below municipality, Bolivia is divided into Canton ....
.

The provinces with their capitals are:

ProvinceArea km²Population 2005 (est.)Capital
Bolivia Department of La Paz
Abel Iturralde
Abel Iturralde Province

Abel Iturralde is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian Departments of Bolivia of La Paz Department and is situated in its northern parts....
42,81513,972Ixiamas
Aroma
Aroma Province

Aroma is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian Departments of Bolivia of La Paz Department and is situated in the department's southern parts....
4,51098,378Sica Sica
Bautista Saavedra
Bautista Saavedra Province

Bautista Saavedra is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian Departments of Bolivia of La Paz Department and is situated in the department's northwestern parts....
2,52512,259 Charazani
Charazani

Charazani is a small town on the Altiplano plateau in the South American Andes in Bolivia....
Caranavi
Caranavi Province

Caranavi Province is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department Departments of Bolivia and is situated in the department's eastern parts....
3,40055,492Caranavi
Caranavi

Caranavi is the capital of the Caranavi Province in the Yungas region of Bolivia, South America....
Eliodoro Camacho
Eliodoro Camacho Province

Eliodoro Camacho is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia....
2,08059,847Puerto Acosta
Franz Tamayo15,90018,852Apolo
Gualberto Villarroel
Gualberto Villarroel Province

Gualberto Villarroel is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia....
1,93518,562San Pedro de Curahuara de Carangas
Ingavi
Ingavi Province

Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Viacha....
5,410106,086Viacha
Inquisivi
Inquisivi Province

Inquisivi is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. The capital of the province is Inquisivi....
6,43060,582 Inquisivi
Inquisivi

Inquisivi is the capital of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, Bolivia. It was officially named on Nov. 2, 1844. Residents of Inquisivi are called Inquisivenos....
José Manuel Pando
José Manuel Pando Province

This article is about the province. For the person, see Jos? Manuel Pando.Jos? Manuel Pando is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia....
1,9767,036 Santiago de Machaca
José Ramón Loayza
Loayza Province

Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia....
3,37048,050Luribay
Larecaja
Larecaja Province

Larecaja is a province in the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia of La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata....
8,11067,662 Sorata
Sorata

Sorata is a small town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia in the Bolivian Andes, northwest of the city of La Paz and east of Lake Titicaca. It is the seat of the Larecaja Province and the Sorata Municipality....
Los Andes1,65873,728Pucarani
Manco Kapac
Manco Kapac Province

Manco Kapac is a province in the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia of La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Copacabana ....
36724,039Copacabana
Copacabana, Bolivia

Copacabana is the main Bolivian town on Lake Titicaca, from where boats leave for Isla del Sol, the sacred Inca island. The town has a large 16th-century shrine, the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana....
Muñecas
Muñecas Province

Mu?ecas is a province in the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia of La Paz Department, Bolivia....
4,96529,694Chuma
Nor Yungas
Nor Yungas Province

Nor Yungas is a province in the Yungas-area of the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia of La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its administrative seat is the town of Coroico....
1,72025,790Coroico
Coroico

Coroico is a town in Nor Yungas Province, in the La Paz Department of western Bolivia....
Omasuyos
Omasuyos Province

Omasuyos is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia....
2,06592,126Achacachi
Achacachi

Achacachi is a town on the Altiplano plateau in the South American Andes in the La Paz Department, Bolivia in Bolivia....
Pacajes
Pacajes Province

Pacajes is a province in the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia of La Paz Department, Bolivia. This province is very cool. It has much to do as a tourist, such as the "donkey show"....
10,58452,183Coro Coro
Pedro Domingo Murillo
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province

Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia of La Paz Department, Bolivia. It contains the Bolivian administrative capital, La Paz, as well as the major city of El Alto....
4,7051,758,495Palca
Sud Yungas
Sud Yungas Province

Sud Yungas is a province in the Bolivia Departments of Bolivia of La Paz Department, Bolivia....
5,77069,794 Chulumani
Total:133.985 km²  
Note: More than 3,770 km² of Lago Titicaca


Places of interest

  • Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area
    Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area

    The Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area is a protected area in the La Paz Department , Bolivia, situated in the Bautista Saavedra Province, Franz Tamayo Province and Larecaja Province provinces....
  • Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
    Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area

    File:Localizacion pnanmic bn.pngCotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area is a protected area in the Yungas of La Paz Department , Bolivia....
  • Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands
    Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands

    Pil?n Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands is a protected area in Bolivia located in the departments of La Paz Department and Beni Department , in their northern and western parts, respectively, about 350 km northeast of La Paz and 50 km west of San Borja....
  • Lake Titicaca
    Lake Titicaca

    Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It sits 3,812 m above sea level making it one of the highest commercially navigable lakes in the world....
  • Chacaltaya
    Chacaltaya

    Chacaltaya is a glacierial mountain range in Bolivia with an elevation of 5421 m and a view of Lake Titicaca in the distance. The glacier is about 30 km from La Paz, near Huayna Potos? mountain....


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