• Source: La Paz Department (Bolivia)

The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 square kilometres (51,732 sq mi) with a 2024 census population of 3,022,566 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with the neighboring Peru. It contains the Cordillera Real mountain range, which reaches altitudes of 6.6 kilometers (22,000 ft). Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas, the steep eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains that make the transition to the Amazon River basin to the northeast. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz and is the administrative city and seat of government/national capital of Bolivia.




Provinces


The Department of La Paz is divided into 20 provinces (provincias) which are further subdivided into 85 municipalities (municipios) and - on the fourth level - into cantons.
The provinces with their capitals are:




Government


The chief executive office of Bolivia's departments (since May 2010) is the Governor; before then, the office was called the Prefect, and until 2006 the prefect was appointed by the President of Bolivia and then the governor is elected by the voters. The current governor, Santos Quispe, was elected on 11 April 2021 and took office on 3 May.
Under the 2009 Constitution, Bolivian departments have an elected legislature, known as the Departmental Legislative Assembly. The La Paz Assembly has 45 members including five indigenous / natives minority representatives.
The most recent governor election results (2021) are as follows:




= Past executives

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Demographics






Languages


The languages spoken in the department are mainly Spanish, Aymara, Quechua and Guaraní. The following table shows the number of people belonging to the recognized group of speakers.




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




Towns and villages


Arapata
Belén, Aroma
Khasani
La Chojlla
Machacamarca, Aroma
Marquirivi
Palcoco
Pasto Pata
Puerto Guaqui




References






External links



La Paz City Guide
Weather in La Paz
Bolivian Music and Web Varieties
Full information of La Paz Department

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