The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 square kilometres (51,732 sq mi) with a 2012 census population of 2,706,359 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.

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La Paz Departamento de La Paz (Spanish) Chuqiyapu jach'a suyu (Aymara)
Department
Lake Titicaca in the Andes
Flag Coat of arms
Location of La Paz Department within Bolivia
Provinces of the La Paz Department
Coordinates: 15°00′S 68°21′W
Country	Bolivia
Capital	Nuestra Señora de La Paz
Government
• Governor	Santos Quispe
Area
• Total	133,985 km2 (51,732 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,927,000
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)
HDI (2019)	0.717[1] high · 6th of 9
GDP (2023)	in 2015 constant values[2]
- Total	US$ 8.2 billion Int$ 19.3 billion (PPP)
- Per capita	US$ 2,700 Int$ 6,300 (PPP)
Website	www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo

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The Department of La Paz is divided into 20 provinces (provincias) which are further subdivided into 85 municipalities^[3] (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) 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:^[4]

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.^[7]

• Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area
• Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
• Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands
• Lake Titicaca
• Chacaltaya

• Arapata
• Belén, Aroma
• Khasani
• La Chojlla
• Machacamarca, Aroma
• Marquirivi
• Palcoco
• Pasto Pata
• Puerto Guaqui