La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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Provinces
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:
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Government
The chief executive office of Bolivia's departments (since May 2010) 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:
Past executives
Demographics
Languages
The languages spoken in the department are mainly Spanish, Aymara, Quechua and Guaraní. The following table shows the number of people belonging to the recognized group of speakers.
Places of interest
- Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area
- Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
- Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands
- Lake Titicaca
- Chacaltaya
Towns and villages
- Arapata
- Belén, Aroma
- Khasani
- La Chojlla
- Machacamarca, Aroma
- Marquirivi
- Palcoco
- Pasto Pata
- Puerto Guaqui