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Laja Island
Laja may refer to: ; Bolivia *Laja Municipality, a subdivision of La Paz Department *Laja, Bolivia, a town in the municipality ; Chile *Laja, Chile, a town in Bío-Bío Province *Laja Lake *Laja Falls *Isla del Laja ;Panama *La Laja, a corregimiento in Las Tablas District, Los Santos Province, Panama ; Syria *Lajat, also spelled ''Laja'', a geographic region See also *Laja River (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Laja, Chile
Laja is a city and commune located in the Bío Bío Province of the Bío Bío Region of Chile. The city of Laja is the communal capital. Geography It is bounded on the north by the Laja River, on the west by the Biobío river, and the south and the east by the commune of Los Ángeles. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Laja spans an area of and has 22,404 inhabitants (11,113 men and 11,291 women). Of these, 16,288 (72.7%) lived in urban areas and 6,116 (27.3%) in rural areas. The population fell by 8% (1946 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Within the commune's territory are: Laja, its capital city; the villages of Las Ciénagas, Villa Laja and Las Playas; and the small villages of Puente Perales, Cantera, Violeta Parra, Cachapoal, La Colonia, Las Ciénagas, Diuquín, Picul, Santiago Chico, Quilales, Chillancito, Las Viñas, Las Lomas, Santa Elena, La Aguada and Arenas Muertas. Administration As a commune, Laja is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laja Lake
Laguna del Laja is a lake located in the Bío-Bío Region of Chile. The lake borders and gives its name to Laguna del Laja National Park Laguna del Laja National Park () is a national park of Chile located in the Andes, between 37°22’ and 37°28’ south latitude and 71°16’ and 71°26’ west longitude. Geography The park features spectacular mountain landscapes, whose main .... References * Laja Lakes of Biobío Region {{Chile-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laja Falls
Laja Falls ( es, Salto del Laja) is a waterfall located in the Laja River in southcentral Chile. It lies next to the old Pan-American Highway, between the cities of Los Ángeles and Chillán Chillán () is the capital city of the Ñuble Region in the Diguillín Province of Chile located about south of the country's capital, Santiago, near the geographical center of the country. It is the capital of the new Ñuble Region since 6 Sept .... Below the falls, the river has formed a narrow canyon. The falls consist of four horseshoe-shaped falls, one on each arm of Laja River. The tallest (35 m) is the easternmost fall, while the western falls are 20 m tall. References External links Waterfalls of Chile Landforms of Biobío Region {{Biobío-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla Del Laja
250px, The lands of Isla del Laja roughly corresponds to where its written Los Ángeles. Isla del Laja (lit. Island of the Laja) is an old name for a strip of land between two rivers in Central Chile. Isla del Laja is the land between the banks of Laja River in the north and Bío Bío River in the south. Prior to 1791 Isla del Laja was also a corregimiento, an administrative division of Colonial Chile. See also *Banditry in Chile Banditry ( es, bandidaje) was a considerable phenomenon in 19th century and early 20th century Central Chile and Araucanía. Many bandits achieved legendary status for their brutality and others for being regarded folk heroes. The bandits usually ... * Guerra a muerte * Pehuenche * Pincheira brothers References Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos, Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile, D. Appleton y Compania, Nueva York, 1899p. 354 Historical regions Geography of Biobío Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Laja
La Laja is a corregimiento in Las Tablas District, Los Santos Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ... with a population of 547 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 553; its population as of 2000 was 583. References Corregimientos of Los Santos Province {{LosSantos-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajat
The Lajat (/ALA-LC: ''al-Lajāʾ''), also spelled ''Lejat'', ''Lajah'', ''el-Leja'' or ''Laja'', is the largest lava field in southern Syria, spanning some 900 square kilometers. Located about southeast of Damascus, the Lajat borders the Hauran plain to the west and the foothills of Jabal al-Druze to the south. The average elevation is between 600 and 700 meters above sea level, with the highest volcanic cone being 1,159 meters above sea level. Receiving little annual rainfall, the Lajat is largely barren, though there are scattered patches of arable land in some of its depressions. The region has been known by a number of names throughout its history, including "Argob" ( ''’Argōḇ'',) in the Hebrew Bible and "Trachonitis" () by the Greeks, a name under which it is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke (). Long inhabited by Arab groups, it saw development under the Romans, who built a road through the center of the region connecting it with the empire's province of Syria. The pag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
