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El Alto Municipality, La Paz
El Alto Municipality or El Alto de La Paz Municipality is a municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is El Alto El Alto (Spanish for "The Heights") is the List of Bolivian cities by population, second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest- ..., the second-largest city in Bolivia. See also * Janq'u Quta * Laram Quta * Milluni Lake * Phaq'u Quta References www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: El Alto Municipality External links Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{PedroDomingoMurilloProvince-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Bolivia
The national flag of the Plurinational State of Bolivia was originally adopted in 1851. The state and war flag is a horizontal tricolour (flag), tricolor of red, yellow and green with the Coat of Arms of Bolivia, Bolivian coat of arms in the center. According to one source, the red stands for Bolivia's brave soldiers, while the green symbolizes soil fertility, fertility and yellow the nation's mineral deposits. According to the revised Constitution of Bolivia of 2009, the Wiphala is considered a national symbol of Bolivia (along with the tricolor flag, National anthem of Bolivia, national anthem, Coat of arms of Bolivia, coat of arms, the cockade; Cantua buxifolia, kantuta flower and patujú flower). Despite its landlocked status, Bolivia has a naval ensign used by navy vessels on rivers and lakes. It consists of a blue field with the state flag in the Flag terminology, canton bordered by nine small yellow five-pointed stars, with a larger yellow five-pointed star in the fly. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, warm valleys, high-altitude Andean plateaus, and snow-capped peaks, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities. It includes part of the Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland in the world, along its eastern border. It is bordered by Brazil to the Bolivia-Brazil border, north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the Argentina-Bolivia border, south, Chile to the Bolivia–Chile border, southwest, and Peru to the west. The seat of government is La Paz, which contains the executive, legislative, and electoral branches of government, while the constitutional capital is Sucre, the seat of the judiciary. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Bolivia
Bolivia is a unitary state consisting of nine department (administrative division), departments (). 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 bicameralism, 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 Department (Bolivia), La Paz was originally the most populous, with 2,706,351 inhabitants as of 2012 but the far eastern department of Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia), Santa Cruz has since surpassed it by 2020; Santa Cruz also claims the title as the largest, encompassing . Pando Department, Pando is the least populated, with a population of 110,436. The smallest in area is Tarija Department, Tarija, encompassing . Departments Forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paz Department (Bolivia)
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises with a 2024 census population of 3,022,566 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with the neighboring Peru. It contains the Cordillera Real mountain range, 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 prefec ... [...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 Bolivia is a unitary state consisting of nine department (administrative division), departments (). Departments are the primary subdivisions of Bolivia, and possess certain rights under the Constitution of Bolivia. Each department is represented ... * Municipalities of Bolivia Sources Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Bolivia(Spanish) {{Articles on second-level administrative divisions of South American countries Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo Murillo, protagonist of the revolution of June 16, 1809. The province contains the Bolivian administrative capital, La Paz, as well as the major city of El Alto. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Illimani, the highest peak of the range, lies in the province. Other mountains are listed below: Subdivision Pedro Domingo Murillo Province is divided into five municipalities. Places of interest Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are: Tourist guide by the government of the department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Alto
El Alto (Spanish for "The Heights") is the List of Bolivian cities by population, second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest-growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020. It is also the List of highest large cities, highest major city in the world, with an average elevation of . The El Alto–La Paz metropolitan area, formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla Municipality, Achocalla, Viacha Municipality, Viacha, and Mecapaca Municipality, Mecapaca, constitutes the most populous urban area of Bolivia, with a population of about 2.2 million. The city is rapidly developing, although significant challenges with substandard infrastructure and utilities remain, especially in the outlying areas. The construction of an Mi Teleférico, elaborate cable car system connected El Alto directly with central La Paz, dramatically easing transportation into t ... [...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. There are 340 municipalities. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janq'u Quta (El Alto)
__NOTOC__ Janq'u Quta (Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''quta'' lake, "white lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Jankho Khota, Jankho Kkota, Janko Khota, Janko Kota'') is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality. It is situated south of the mountain Wayna Potosí and north-east of Milluni LakeBolivian IGM map 1:50,000 La Paz (Norte) 5944-I at a height of about 4,664 metres (15,302 ft). The little lake north-east of Janq'u Quta is named Pata Quta ''(Pata Khota)''. There is a smaller lake of the same name east of Janq'u Quta in the La Paz Municipality. See also * Chacaltaya * Laram Quta * Milluni Peak * Phaq'u Quta __NOTOC__ Phaq'u Quta (Aymara ''phaq'u, paqu, p'aqu'' light brown, reddish, blond, dark chestnut, ''quta'' lake, "chestnut coloured lake") is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipalit ... References Lakes of La Paz Department (B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laram Quta (El Alto)
__NOTOC__ Laram Quta (Aymara ''larama'' blue, ''quta'' lake, "blue lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Laram Kkota'') is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality. (unnamed) It lies south of the mountain Chacaltaya, south-east of Milluni Lake, south-west of the Qillwani Lakes and north-west of Qillwani ''(Khelluani)''. Laram Quta is situated at a height of about 4,556 metres (14,948 ft), about 0,5 km long and 0,17 km at its widest point. Gallery File:La Paz57.jpg, Laram Quta in the middle and Phaq'u Quta in the background as seen from the north File:Chacaltaya rifugio altipiano.jpg, Laram Quta (the largest lake in the middle) as seen from Chacaltaya refuge See also * Janq'u Quta (El Alto) * Phaq'u Quta __NOTOC__ Phaq'u Quta (Aymara ''phaq'u, paqu, p'aqu'' light brown, reddish, blond, dark chestnut, ''quta'' lake, "chestnut coloured lake") is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Departme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milluni Lake
__NOTOC__ Milluni (Aymara ''millu'' light brown, reddish, fair-haired, dark chestnut, ''-ni'' suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a brown colour") is a lake on the western side of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality, north of El Alto. The lake is situated at a height of 4,565 metres (14,977 ft) south of the mountain Wayna Potosí, at the foot of Chacaltaya. It is about 1.83 km long and 1 km at its widest point. The surface is 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi).Sonia Isela Sacaca Cuellar, "Distribución de bacterias sulfato reductoras en sedimentos de lagunas y turbera de la cuenca Milluni Cordellera Real, La Paz-Bolivia", Tesis para optar al grado de licenciatura en Bioquímica, La Paz, Bolivia, 2009, p. 35 At the south side there is a dam. Milluni Lake is also called Milluni ''Grande'' (Spanish for big) in order to distinguish it from a smaller, half moon sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaq'u Quta
__NOTOC__ Phaq'u Quta (Aymara ''phaq'u, paqu, p'aqu'' light brown, reddish, blond, dark chestnut, ''quta'' lake, "chestnut coloured lake") is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality. (unnamed) It is situated at a height of about 4,667 metres (15,312 ft) south of the mountain Chacaltaya Chacaltaya ( Mollo language for "''bridge of winds''" or "''winds meeting point''", Aymara for "cold road") is a mountain in the Cordillera Real, one of the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental, itself a range of the Bolivian Andes. Its ..., south-east of Milluni Lake and south-west of Qillwani ''(Khelluani)''. Gallery File:La Paz57.jpg, Phaq'u Quta (in the background on the right) as seen from the north File:Obsevatorio Astrofísico de Chacaltaya.JPG, Phaq'u Quta as seen from the Chacaltaya Astrophysical Observatory See also * Janq'u Quta (El Alto) * Laram Quta References Lakes of La Paz Depart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
