La Paz
| La Paz Nuestra Señora de La Paz[1] (es) Chuqi Yapu (ay) La Paz (en) |
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Motto: "Los discordes en concordia, en paz y amor se juntaron y pueblo de paz fundaron para perpetua memoria" |
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| Country |  Bolivia |
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| Departament | La Paz | ||
| Province | Pedro Domingo Murillo | ||
| Founded | October 20, 1548 by Alonso de Mendoza | ||
| Independence | July 16, 1809 | ||
| Incorporated (El Alto) | 20th century | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Luis Antonio Revilla Herrero [2] | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 472 km2 (182 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 3,240 km2 (1,250 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 3,640 m (11,942 ft) | ||
| Population (2008[3]) | |||
| • City | 877,363 | ||
| • Density | 6,275.16/km2 (16,252.6/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 2,364,235 | ||
| Time zone | GMT-4 | ||
| Area code(s) | 2 | ||
| HDI (2010) | 0.672 – high[4] | ||
| Website | www.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]
- ↑ Breve Historia de nuestro país (pág.3), Bolivian Government Official Website(es)
- ↑ "¿Quién es Luis Revilla?". Luchoporlapaz.com. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "World Gazetteer". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "W.K. Kellogg Foundation: Overview – Bolivia: La Paz – El Alto".
- ↑ Yaticha Kamani / Ministerio de Educación, Aymara aru thakhinchawi, Chuqi Yapu 2011
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