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.
5-756: Catacora is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia . It is the location of the Catacora Municipality , the second municipal section of the José Manuel Pando Province . Catacora can also refer to the noble cacique family of the same last name. Their seat was in the city of Acora in the Province of Puno . The Catacora were one of the few Caciques in Peru to retain their prestige and land after
10-827: Is the Governor ; before then, the office was called the Prefect , and until 2006 the prefect was appointed by the President of Bolivia and then the governor is elected by the voters. The current governor, Santos Quispe, was elected on 11 April 2021 and took office on 3 May. Under the 2009 Constitution , Bolivian departments have an elected legislature, known as the Departmental Legislative Assembly. The La Paz Assembly has 45 members including five indigenous / natives minority representatives. The most recent governor election results (2021) are as follows: The languages spoken in
15-711: The Spanish Empire . They send nearly 2000 men to fight in Jose de Canterac's royalist army. It was only after the Spanish defeat in the Battle of Ayacucho , where all royalists troops were ordered to stand down by Viceroy La Cerna , that the Catacora capitulated. After the war of independence they moved their seat to the small town of Caminaca until the Hacienda system was finally disbanded with
20-467: The agricultural revolution. This La Paz Department geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . La Paz Department, Bolivia The Department of La Paz is divided into 20 provinces ( provincias ) which are further subdivided into 85 municipalities ( municipios ) and - on the fourth level - into cantons . The provinces with their capitals are: The chief executive office of Bolivia's departments (since May 2010)
25-520: The revolution of Túpac Amaru II. This was both due to their role in containing previous rebellions against the Viceroyalty of Peru , which earned them recognition from the Spanish Crown and for their active role to fight the revolution. During the war of independence the Catacora remained loyal to Spain and held Acora and most of Puno in force. They played a mayor role in the reconquest of Arequipa by
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