REGIONAL CHRONICLE · LIVING HERITAGE

La Paz Department

Explore this region’s place in the atlas and its connection to Bolivia.

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AT A GLANCE

La Paz Department in facts

  • TypeDepartment
  • CapitalLa Paz
  • Population3 m2024 · 3,030,917
  • Area133,985 km²
Map: Natural Earth (public domain) · Open in the world map
All geographic & statistical details (15)
Density
23 people per km²
World region
Americas · Latin America and the Caribbean · South America
Share of Bolivia’s area
12.2% of Bolivia
Share of Bolivia’s people
24.1% of Bolivia
Currency
Boliviano
National anthem
"Cancion Patriotica" (Patriotic Song) · Jose Ignacio de Sanjines/Leopoldo Benedetto Vincenti
Official languages
Spanish, Aymara, Quechua, Guarani
Calling code
+591
Drives on the
right
ISO 3166-2 code
BO-L
Time zone
UTC-4
Official website
gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo (opens in a new tab)
Location
15.0°S, 68.3°W
Distance from Sucre (capital); La Paz (seat of government)
170 km (straight line)
Neighbouring regions
4

Shares borders with 4 regions

Neighbours from Wikidata (land borders and some sea borders; only places with a page here).

Facts: Wikidata Q272784, retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest. Location, time zone and distances are worked out by The Landlore from Wikidata coordinates and the IANA time zone database.

FLAG & SYMBOLS

The flag and symbols of La Paz Department

Flag
Flag of La Paz Department

Image: No machine-readable author provided. Walden69 assumed (based on copyright claims). / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Coat of arms
Coat of arms or emblem of La Paz Department

Image: EEJCC / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Flag, coat of arms, motto and anthem: Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (credited above), retrieved 1 November 2026.

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Directory: UN M49 countries or areas, with 193 UN members, 2 observers and 53 other areas. Subdivisions: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0; filtered to this catalogue. Flags/symbols: flag-icons (MIT). Snapshot: 28 October 2026. Geographic groups are statistical. Associated-country links describe the cited relationship and do not settle sovereignty claims.

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