La Paz

Coordinates: 16°30′S 68°09′W / 16.500°S 68.150°W / -16.500; -68.150
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La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz[1] (in Spanish)
Chuqi Yapu (in Aymara)
La Paz (in English)
Flag of La Paz
Official seal of La Paz
Motto(s): 
"Los discordes en concordia, en paz y amor se juntaron y pueblo de paz fundaron para perpetua memoria"
La Paz is located in Bolivia
La Paz
La Paz
Location of La Paz within La Paz Department
Coordinates: 16°30′S 68°09′W / 16.500°S 68.150°W / -16.500; -68.150
CountryBolivia
DepartmentLa Paz
ProvincePedro Domingo Murillo
FoundedOctober 20, 1548
IndependenceJuly 16, 1809
Incorporated (El Alto)20th century
Founded byAlonso de Mendoza
Government
 • MayorLuis Antonio Revilla Herrero [2]
Area
 • City472 km2 (182 sq mi)
 • Urban
3,240 km2 (1,250 sq mi)
Elevation
3,640 m (11,942 ft)
Population
 (2008[3])
 • City877,363
 • Density6,275.16/km2 (16,252.6/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,364,235
Time zoneGMT-4
Area code2
HDI (2010)0.672 – high[4]
Websitewww.lapaz.bo

Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnwes.tɾa seˈɲoɾa ðe la pas]; English: Our Lady of Peace; Aymara: Chuqi Yapu)[5] is the capital of Bolivia, and La Paz Department. It is the second largest city (in people) only after Santa Cruz de la Sierra.[3] It is in the western part of the country in the department of the same name. It is at an elevation of 3,650 m (11,975 ft) above sea level, making it the world's highest de facto capital city.

References[change | change source]

  1. Breve Historia de nuestro país (pág.3) Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Bolivian Government Official Website(in Spanish)
  2. "¿Quién es Luis Revilla?". Luchoporlapaz.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "World Gazetteer". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2010-01-31.[permanent dead link]
  4. "W.K. Kellogg Foundation: Overview – Bolivia: La Paz – El Alto". Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  5. Yaticha Kamani / Ministerio de Educación, Aymara aru thakhinchawi, Chuqi Yapu 2011