La Paz Municipality, Bolivia
| La Paz Municipality | |
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 La Paz Municipality
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| Coordinates: 15°57′0″S 67°50′0″W / 15.95000°S 67.83333°WCoordinates: 15°57′0″S 67°50′0″W / 15.95000°S 67.83333°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Pedro Domingo Murillo Province |
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| Seat | La Paz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Fernando del Granado Cosio (2007) |
| • President | Luis Revilla Herrero (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 762 sq mi (1,973 km2) |
| Elevation | 11,800 ft (3,600 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 793,293 |
| Website | http://www.lapaz.bo/ |
La Paz Municipality is the capital municipality (sección municipal capital) and one of the five municipalities of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its seat is La Paz.
Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[1]
- Wayna Potosí, a mountain about 15 km north west of La Paz
- Qutapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
- Abra de la Cumbre at a height of 4,650 m above sea level, the highest point on the route between La Paz and the Yungas
- K'ili K'ili viewpoint which presents a panoramic view of the city of La Paz
- Muela del Diablo ("Devil's Tooth"), a giant rock of about 150 m height that has the shape of a tooth
- Valle de la Luna ("Moon Valley"), south of La Paz city
- La Paz zoo "Vesty Pakos Sofra" with an area of 22.4 ha, the largest zoo in Bolivia, the second largest in South America and the highest in the world.
- Inkachaka Dam
References
- ^ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Tourist guide by the government of the department
External links
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