La Paz Department (Bolivia)

La Paz Department is a department in Bolivia. The capital city is also named La Paz.

 Provinces 

The Department of La Paz is divided into 20 provinces (provincias) which are further divided into 85 municipalities.  www.bolivia.com (English)  Then on the fourth level into cantons.

The provinces with their capitals are:

ProvinceArea km²Population (2012 census)CapitalAbel Iturralde42,81518,073IxiamasAroma4,51097,364Sica SicaBautista Saavedra2,52516,308 	CharazaniCaranavi3,40059,365CaranaviEliodoro Camacho2,08053,747Puerto AcostaFranz Tamayo15,90026,997ApoloGualberto Villarroel1,93517,782San Pedro de Curahuara de CarangasIngavi5,410134,535ViachaInquisivi6,43066,346 	InquisiviJosé Manuel Pando1,9767,381 	Santiago de MachacaJosé Ramón Loayza3,37047,295LuribayLarecaja8,11086,481 	SorataLos Andes1,65877,579PucaraniManco Kapac36727,154CopacabanaMuñecas4,96529,694ChumaNor Yungas1,72036,983CoroicoOmasuyos2,06584,484AchacachiPacajes10,58455,180Coro CoroPedro Domingo Murillo4,7051,663,099PalcaSud Yungas5,770105,013 	ChulumaniTotal:133,985 km²2,706,359Note: More than 3,770 km² of Lake Titicaca

 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

 References