La Paz Municipality is the capital
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
(''sección municipal capital'') and one of the five municipalities of the
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the
La Paz Department in
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. Its seat is
La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...
.
Geography
The
Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below:
Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:
www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo
Tourist guide by the government of the department
* 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 Valle de la Luna is Spanish for ''Valley of the Moon'' and it may refer to:
* Valle de la Luna (Argentina)
* Valle de la Luna (Bolivia) in the La Paz Department, Bolivia
* Valle de la Luna, Potosí, Bolivia (also called "El Sillar") in the Potosí ...
("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
See also
* Laram Quta
* Sirk'i Quta
References
www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: La Paz Municipality
External links
La Paz Municipality: population data and map
Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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