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La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara: Chuqiyapu or Chuqi Yapu), is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bolivia .
It is located in the city of El Alto, [2] 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of La Paz. [3] At an elevation of 4,061.5 metres (13,325 ft), it is the highest international airport in the world, the seventh highest commercial airport in the world and the highest commercial airport outside of China. [4]
Ixiamas Airport (ICAO: SLIX) is an airport serving the town of Ixiamas in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. The airport is adjacent to the west side of the town. Runway 35 has a 150 metres (490 ft) displaced threshold .
La Rinconada Peru: 5101 16728 Highest city in the world, 30,000 inhabitants. [1] 2 Parinacota Chile: 4400 14435 Highest settlement in Chile. 3 Mina Pirquitas Argentina: 4340 14240 Highest settlement in Argentina. 4 Cerro de Pasco Peru: 4330 14232 Highest city of over 50,000 inhabitants (70,000). 5 Colquechaca Bolivia: 4170 13680 Highest town in ...
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).
Bolivia's highest peak, the snowcapped Nevado Sajama 6,542 m (21,463 ft), is located here. The entire Cordillera is of volcanic origin and an extension of the volcanic region found in southern Peru. Most of the northern part of this range has an elevation of about 4,000 m (13,123 ft); the southern part is somewhat lower.
Chachacomani [8] [9] [1] [10] (possibly from Quechua chachakuma a medical plant) [11] [12] is a mountain in the Cordillera Real of the Andes Mountains, east of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. [ 3 ] It is situated in the La Paz Department , Larecaja Province , Guanay Municipality , southeast of Chearoco .
Wayna Potosí, a mountain about 15 km north west of La Paz; Qutapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area; Abra de la Cumbre at a height of 4,650 m above sea level, the highest point on the route between La Paz and the Yungas; K'ili K'ili viewpoint which presents a panoramic view of the city of La Paz