Place:La Paz, Bolivia

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NameLa Paz
Alt namesLa Pazsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeDepartment
Coordinates15.5°S 68°W
Located inBolivia
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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 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.

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