La Paz: Seat of government of Bolivia
Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ; English: Our Lady of Peace; Aymara: Chuqi Yapu) is the capital of Bolivia, and La Paz Department.
It is the second largest city (in people) only after Santa Cruz de la Sierra. 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.
La Paz Nuestra Señora de La Paz (in Spanish) Chuqi Yapu (in Aymara) La Paz (in English) | |
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| 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 |
| Department | La Paz |
| Province | Pedro Domingo Murillo |
| Founded | October 20, 1548 |
| Independence | July 16, 1809 |
| Incorporated (El Alto) | 20th century |
| Founded by | Alonso de Mendoza |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Antonio Revilla Herrero |
| Area | |
| • City | 472 km2 (182 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,240 km2 (1,250 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,640 m (11,942 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • City | 877,363 |
| • Density | 6,275.16/km2 (16,252.6/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,364,235 |
| Time zone | GMT-4 |
| Area code | 2 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.672 – high |
| Website | www.lapaz.bo |
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