"La Paz"
Ciudad de La Paz (in Spanish) Chuquiago Marka or Chuqiyapu (in Aymara) City of La Paz (in English) | |
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| From top to the bottom and from left to right: Downtown skyline, Miraflores view with a view of The Bridge of the Americas and the Illimani mountain, The Cathedral at Murillo Square, Central Bank of Bolivia symbol and San Francisco Church. From top to the bottom and from left to right: Downtown skyline, Miraflores view with a view of The Bridge of the Americas and the Illimani mountain, The Cathedral at Murillo Square, Central Bank of Bolivia symbol and San Francisco Church. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): "Los discordes en concordia, en paz y amor se juntaron y
pueblo de paz fundaron para perpetua memoria" | |
  "La Paz" Location of La Paz within La Paz Department | |
| Coordinates: 16°30′S 68°09′W / 16.500°S 68.150°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Departament | La Paz Department (Bolivia) |
| Province | Pedro Domingo Murillo Province |
| Foundation | October 20, 1548 by Alonso de Mendoza |
| Independence | July 16, 1809 |
| Incorporated (El Alto) | 20th century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Del Granado |
| Area | |
• City | 472 km2 (182 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,240 km2 (1,250 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,640[1] m (11,942[1] ft) |
| Population (2008[2]) | |
• City | 877,363 |
| • Density | 6,275.16/km2 (16,252.6/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,364,235 |
| Time zone | GMT-4 |
| Area code | 2 |
| Website | www.ci-lapaz.gov.bo/ |
La Paz (Official Name: Nuestra Señora de La Paz, literal in English: Our Lady of La Paz), also known as Chuquiago Marka or Chuqiyapu (in Aymara), is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department, and the second largest city (in population) only after Santa Cruz de la Sierra.[2] It is located in the western part of the country on the department of the same name. It is located at an elevation of 3,660 meters above sea level; making it the world's highest capital city.[1] The city sits in a "bowl" surrounded by the high mountains of the altiplano. As it grows, La Paz climbs the hills, resulting in varying elevations from 3,000 meters to 4,100 meters (9,840 ft to 13,450 ft). Overlooking the city is towering triple-peaked Illimani, which is always snow-covered and can be seen from several spots of the city, including from the neighbor city, El Alto. As of the 2001 census, the city had a population of 877,363,[3] amount that has not ever been updated since. La Paz Metropolitan area, formed by the cities of La Paz, El Alto and Viacha, make the most populous urban area of Bolivia, with a population of 2,3 million inhabitants and surpassing the metropolitan area of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.[4]
- ^ a b c http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/highest-city-world.html
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ Observatorio Bolivia Democrática
- ^ http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1262838217&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-730&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=-1048596
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