La Paz Department (Bolivia)

La Paz Departamento de La Paz (Spanish) Chuqiyapu jach'a suyu (Aymara)
Department
Lake Titicaca in the Andes
Flag Coat of arms
Location of La Paz Department within Bolivia
Provinces of the La Paz Department
Coordinates: 15°00′S 68°21′W / 15.000°S 68.350°W / -15.000; -68.350
Country	Bolivia
Capital	Nuestra Señora de La Paz
Government
• Governor	Santos Quispe
Area
• Total	133,985 km2 (51,732 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,927,000
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)
HDI (2019)	0.717[1] high · 6th of 9
GDP (2023)	in 2015 constant values[2]
- Total	US$ 8.2 billion Int$ 19.3 billion (PPP)
- Per capita	US$ 2,700 Int$ 6,300 (PPP)
Website	www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo

The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 square kilometres (51,732 sq mi) with a 2012 census population of 2,706,359 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.