La Paz, Bolivia

Information about La Paz, Bolivia

This article is about the administrative capital of Bolivia. For other uses, see La Paz (disambiguation).
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz
La Paz skyline

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Location of La Paz within Bolivia
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Country Bolivia
Departament La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Province Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Founded October 20 1548
Incorporated (El Alto) 20th century
Government
 - Mayor Juan Del Granado
Area
 - City 470 km  (0 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - City 1250000 (2005 est)
 - Density 6275.16/km (0/sq mi)
Website: www.ci-lapaz.gov.bo/


Nuestra Señora de La Paz or Chuqiyapu (Aymara: "chuqi" = gold, "yapu" = farm) is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. As of the 2001 census, the city of La Paz had a population of around one million.

Geography

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La Paz (NASA satellital view)
La Paz is situated in the valley of the Choqueyapu River below a plateau with an altitude of 3,600 meters (11,811 feet). At this elevation it is the highest administrative capital in the world. Atop the plateau is the city of El Alto, where the El Alto International Airport is located (elev. 13,313 ft.). Transportation links between the two cities have improved in recent years. The city is located at 16°30' South, 68°8' West (-16.5, -68.1333). Its name is translated into English as "Our Lady of Peace"

La Paz is renowned for its unique markets, very unusual topography, and traditional culture. It is the capital of a country that is often referred to as the "Shanghai of the Americas". Bolivia

History

Founded in 1548 by Alonso de Mendoza at the site of the Native American settlement called Chuquiago, the full name of the city was originally Nuestra Señora de La Paz (meaning Our Lady of Peace). The name commemorated the restoration of peace following the insurrection of Gonzalo Pizarro and fellow conquistadors four years earlier against Blasco Núñez Vela, the first viceroy of Peru. In 1825, after the decisive victory of the republicans at Ayacucho over the Spanish army in the course of the South American Wars of Independence, the city's full name was changed to LaPaz de Ayacucho (meaning The Peace of Ayacucho).

In 1898, La Paz was made the de facto seat of the national government, with Sucre remaining the nominal "historical capital" only. This change reflected the shift of the Bolivian economy away from the largely exhausted silver mines of Potosí to the exploitation of tin near Oruro, and resulting shifts in the distribution of economic and political power among various national elites.

La Paz is the highest capital city in the world, and is home to the world's highest golf course. The air is so thin that a well-hit shot will travel several meters farther than at sea level.

The main road from La Paz to the Yungas was named the 'World's most dangerous road', with hundreds of casualties yearly on only a 10-mile stretch.[1]

Climate

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Weather averages for La Paz.


Due to the very high altitude at which the city is located, temperatures are consistently cool throughout the year, though the diurnal temperature range is typically large. The city has a relatively dry climate, with rainfall occurring mainly in the warmest months of November to March.

Climate Table
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C)17171818181717171819191817.75
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C)6664311234664
Mean monthly rainfall (mm)114107663313810132841489448
Source: [2]/TD>

Gallery


Bolivan Central Bank in La Paz

Center of La Paz

Plaza Murillo, (Government and Legislative Palaces on background) in La Paz

San Jorge, La Paz

Place of San Francisco

Center of La Paz

La Paz


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