Official Name: | La Paz Municipality |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the La Paz Municipality within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | La Paz Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Pedro Domingo Murillo Province |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Iván Arias |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 1973 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 793293 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -15.95°N -67.8333°W |
Elevation M: | 3600 |
Website: | http://www.lapaz.bo/ |
La Paz Municipality is the capital municipality (sección municipal capital) and one of the five municipalities of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its seat is La Paz.
The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below:[1] [2]
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[3]