Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
in the
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 ...
. Its seat is
Luribay.
Geography
The
Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
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Subdivision
The province is divided into five municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
which are further subdivided into cantons.
See also
* Chillwa Quta
* Jach'a Jawira
* Malla Jawira
Malla Jawira (Aymara ''malla'' lead
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* Warus Quta
References
Provinces of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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