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La Paz Department (Bolivia)

La Paz
Departamento de La Paz (Spanish)
Chuqiyapu jach'a suyu (Aymara)
Lake Titicaca in the Andes
Flag of La Paz
Coat of arms of La Paz
Location of La Paz Department within Bolivia
Location of La Paz Department within Bolivia
Provinces of the La Paz Department
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
CapitalNuestra Señora de La Paz
Government
 • GovernorSantos Quispe
Area
 • Total
133,985 km2 (51,732 sq mi)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
3,022,566
 • Density23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
HDI (2019)0.717[1]
high · 6th of 9
GDP (2023)in 2015 constant values[2]
 - TotalUS$ 8.2 billion
Int$ 19.3 billion (PPP)
 - Per capitaUS$ 2,700
Int$ 6,300 (PPP)
Websitewww.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo

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.

View of Huayna Potosí
  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ "TelluBase—BoliviaFact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.

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