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Laja Municipality
Laja Municipality is the second municipal section of the Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Laja. See also * Asir Kunka * Jach'a Wankarani * Jani Lawani * Phujtir Pata Punta * Qala P'axrani * Q'ilani * Turini Turini (Aymara ''turi'' tower, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with a tower", also spelled ''Torrini'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma ... References Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Bolivia
Bolivia is a unitary state consisting of nine departments ( es, departamentos). Departments are the primary subdivisions of Bolivia, and possess certain rights under the Constitution of Bolivia. Each department is represented in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly—a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Each department is represented by four Senators, while Deputies are awarded to each department in proportion to their total population. Out of the nine departments, La Paz was originally the most populous, with 2,706,351 inhabitants as of 2012 but the far eastern department of Santa Cruz has since surpassed it by 2020; Santa Cruz also claims the title as the largest, encompassing . Pando is the least populated, with a population of 110,436. The smallest in area is Tarija, encompassing . Departments Former Departments By population Notes See also * ISO 3166-2:BO, the ISO codes for the departments of Bolivia. * Bolivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paz Department (Bolivia)
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises with a 2012 census population of 2,706,359 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with adjacent Peru. It contains the '' Cordillera Real'', which reaches altitudes of . 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. Provinces The Department of La Paz is divided into 20 provinces (''provincias'') which are further subdivided into 85 municipalities (''municipios'') and - on the fourth level - into cantons. The provinces with their capitals are: Government The chief executive office of Bolivia's departments (since May 2010) is the Governor; before then, the office was called the Prefect, and until 2006 the prefect was appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Bolivia
A province is the second largest administrative division in Bolivia, after a department. Each department is divided into provinces. There are 112 provinces. The country's provinces are further divided into 337 municipalities which are administered by an alcalde and municipal council. List of provinces Beni Department Chuquisaca Department Cochabamba Department La Paz Department Oruro Department Pando Department Potosí Department Santa Cruz Department Tarija Department See also * Departments of Bolivia * Municipalities of Bolivia Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of ... Sources Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Bolivia(Spanish) {{Articles on second-level administrative divisions of South American countries Subd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Andes Province (Bolivia)
Los Andes is one of the twenty provinces in the central parts of the Bolivian La Paz Department. The province was legally founded on November 24, 1917, during the presidency of José Gutiérrez Guerra. The Spanish name of the province means "The Andes", referring to its position within the Cordillera Real which is part of the Bolivian Andes mountain range. The capital of the province is Pucarani, which has a population of 918 as of the 2001 census. Pucarani is situated in the Altiplano west of the Cordillera Real offering a view of some of its highest mountains such as Ch'iyar Juqhu, Chachakumani, Kunturiri, Wayna Potosí and Chacaltaya. Location The province is located between 16° 00' and 16° 47' South and between 68° 08' and 68° 45' West. It extends over 90 km from north to south, and 75 km from east to west. It is situated on the south-eastern shores of Lake Titicaca and borders Omasuyos Province in the northwest, Ingavi Province in the south, Pedro Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laja, Bolivia
Laja is a town west of La Paz, in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Laja Municipality Laja Municipality is the second municipal section of the Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Laja. See also * Asir Kunka * Jach'a Wankarani * Jani Lawani Jani Lawani (Aymara) is a mountain in the Chilla- ..., the second municipal section of the Los Andes Province. References Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Bolivia
Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality. In these cases the municipalities are identical to the provinces they belong to. History of governance Municipalities in Bolivia are each led by a mayor, an executive office. Mayors were appointed by the national government from 1878 to 1942 and from 1949 to 1987. Local elections were held under the 1942 municipal code, which was in force until 1991. The 1985 Organic Law of Municipalities restored local elections for mayor and created a legislative body, the municipal council. In 1994, the entire territory of Bolivia was merged into municipalities, where previously only urban areas were organized as municipalities. As an effect of decentralization through the 1994 Law of Popular Participation the number of municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
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Asir Kunka
Asir Kunka or Asiru Kunka (Aymara ''asiru'' snake, ''kunka'' throat, "snake throat", also spelled ''Acerkunka'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, at the border of the Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, and the Los Andes Province, Laja Municipality. Asir Kunka is situated northwest of Phujtir Pata Punta Phujtir Pata Punta ( Aymara ''phujtiri'' a kind of woven shoulder cloth, ''pata'' step, Spanish ''punta'' point, also spelled ''Pujtirpata Punta'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the L .... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jach'a Wankarani
Jach'a Wankarani (Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''wankara'' a kind of drum, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big drum" or "the big one with a drum", also spelled ''Jachcha Huancarani, Jacha Huancarani'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia, about high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Laja Municipality, near Saqaqani ''(Sacacani)''. Jach'a Wankarani lies north-east of the mountain Phujtir Pata Punta Phujtir Pata Punta ( Aymara ''phujtiri'' a kind of woven shoulder cloth, ''pata'' step, Spanish ''punta'' point, also spelled ''Pujtirpata Punta'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the L .... It is situated next to the mountain Wankarani (). References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jani Lawani
Jani Lawani (Aymara) is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, and in the Los Andes Province, Laja Municipality. Jani Lawani lies south of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern branch of Lake Titicaca, northwest of Siqurini, Phujtir Pata Punta and Asir Kunka Asir Kunka or Asiru Kunka (Aymara ''asiru'' snake, ''kunka'' throat, "snake throat", also spelled ''Acerkunka'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, at the border o .... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phujtir Pata Punta
Phujtir Pata Punta (Aymara ''phujtiri'' a kind of woven shoulder cloth, ''pata'' step, Spanish ''punta'' point, also spelled ''Pujtirpata Punta'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, and in the Los Andes Province, Laja Municipality. Phujtir Pata Punta is situated south-east of the mountain Asir Kunka Asir Kunka or Asiru Kunka (Aymara ''asiru'' snake, ''kunka'' throat, "snake throat", also spelled ''Acerkunka'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, at the border o .... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qala P'axrani
Qala P'axrani (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''p'axra'' bald head, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a stone bald head", also spelled ''Cala Pajrani'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Laja Municipality Laja Municipality is the second municipal section of the Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Laja. See also * Asir Kunka * Jach'a Wankarani * Jani Lawani * Phujtir Pata Punta * Qala P'axrani * Q'ilani * Turin .... Qala P'axrani is situated south-west of Pukara ''(Pucara)'', north-west of the mountain Kunkani. The river Ch'amaka Jawira ("dark river", ''Chamaca Jahuira'') originates near the mountain. It flows to the north as a left tributary of Wakira River. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
