La Paz Depairtment (Bolivie)
Depairtment o La Paz | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
 Location within Bolivia | |
 Provinces of the La Paz Department | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Caipital | Nuestra Señora de La Paz |
| Govrenment | |
| • Prefect | Pablo Ramos Sánchez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 133985 km2 (51,732 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,350,466 |
| • Density | 18.0/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| HDI (2004) | - |
| Website | http://www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo/ |
The La Paz Depairtment o Bolivie comprises 133,985 square kilometre (51,732 sq mi) wi a 2001 census population o 2,350,466 indwallers. It is situatit at Bolivie's wastren mairch, skarin Lake Titicaca wi Peru. It conteens the michty Cordillera Real that reaches altitudes o 6.6 kilometer (4.1 mi). Northeast o the Cordillera Real is the Yungas, the steep eastren slopes o the Andes that maks the transition tae the Amazon basin. The caipital o the depairtment is the La Paz, the admeenistrative caipital o Bolivie an aw.
Provinces
[eedit | eedit soorce]The Depairtment o La Paz is dividit intae 20 provinces (provincias) whilk is thairsels subdividit intae 85 municipalities [1] (municipios) an - on the fowert level - intae cantons.
The provinces wi thair caipitals are:
| Province | Aurie km² | Population 2005 (est.) | Caipital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tot: | 133.985 km² | ||
| Note: Mair nor 3,770 km² o Lake Titicaca |
Leids
[eedit | eedit soorce]The leids spoken in the depairtment is mainly Spaingie, Aymara, Quechua an Guaraní. The follaein table shaws the nummer o thaim belangin the recognisit group o speakers.[2]
| LLeid | Depairtment | Bolivie |
|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 158,260 | 2,281,198 |
| Aymara | 1,181,593 | 1,525,321 |
| Guaraní | 1,526 | 62,575 |
| Anither native | 4,446 | 49,432 |
| Spaingie | 1,973,708 | 6,821,626 |
| Foreign | 70,448 | 250,754 |
| Anerlie native | 257,242 | 960,491 |
| Native an Spaingie | 1,027,999 | 2,739,407 |
| Spaingie an foreign | 946,650 | 4,115,751 |
Places o interest
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Aurie
- Cotapata Naitional Pairk an Integratit Management Natural Aurie
- Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve an Communal Lands
- Lake Titicaca
- Chacaltaya
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ www.bolivia.com (Inglis)
- ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- La Paz Ceety Guide Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Weather in La Paz Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Bolivie Muisic an Web Varieties Archived 2006-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
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