| Official Name: | Larecaja Province |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Bolivia Departamento La Paz.png |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of San Rafael within Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | La Paz Department |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name3: | 8 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Sorata |
| Area Total Km2: | 8110 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 census |
| Population Total: | 86481 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Aymara, Quechua |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -15.8333°N -68.1667°W |
| Website: | Official website |
Larecaja is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata.
The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Illampu and Janq'u Uma. Other mountains are listed below:[1]
Parts of the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area and the Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands lie in the Larecaja Province.
Larecaja Province is divided into eight municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Seat |
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The languages spoken in the Larecaja Province are mainly Aymara, Spanish and Quechua. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognised group of speakers.[2]
| Language | Sorata Municipality | Guanay Municipality | Tacacoma Municipality | Quiabaya Municipality | Combaya Municipality | Tipuani Municipality | Mapiri Municipality | Teoponte Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 363 | 1.653 | 1.058 | 33 | 20 | 1.587 | 3.649 | 756 |
| Aymara | 16.029 | 3.405 | 4.389 | 2.269 | 2.522 | 2.534 | 1.767 | 2.837 |
| Guaraní | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 6 |
| Another native | 8 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 22 |
| 11.223 | 10.064 | 4.321 | 1.391 | 1.214 | 8.594 | 8.567 | 6.211 | |
| Foreign | 70 | 86 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 17 | 33 |
| Only native | 6.680 | 737 | 1.599 | 1.023 | 1.363 | 190 | 363 | 472 |
| Native and Spanish | 9.540 | 4.123 | 3.389 | 1.256 | 1.162 | 3.499 | 4.653 | 2.925 |
| Only Spanish | 1.690 | 5.942 | 933 | 135 | 52 | 5.097 | 3.915 | 3.290 |