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La Paz Department is a region in Bolivia, one of the country's administrative divisions. It is significant as the location of La Paz, Bolivia's capital city and largest urban center, making it the political and economic heart of the nation.
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- Official website
- www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo
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- Madidi park.JPG
- Dialing code
- 2
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The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 square kilometres (51,732 sq mi) 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 6.6 kilometers (22,000 ft). 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.
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