La Paz, officially Nuestra Senora de La Paz, is the seat of government of Bolivia. Founded by Alonso de Mendoza on 20 October 1548, it had 755,732 residents as of the 2024 census, making it the third-most populous city in Bolivia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2024 census figure, from La Paz's own Wikipedia infobox. Area (sq km) Founding Year20 October 1548 is the date La Paz's own Wikipedia infobox gives for its founding by Alonso de Mendoza. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Connections
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Bolivia, Countries La Paz is the capital of Bolivia.
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la-paz is associated with la-paz-department.
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La Paz is Bolivia's seat of government (the executive and legislative capital); Sucre, not La Paz, is Bolivia's constitutional capital and seat of the judiciary.
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la-paz is the capital of la-paz-department.
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Source Universidad Mayor de San Andres (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The Universidad Mayor de San Andrés or UMSA (Spanish: Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, lit. 'Higher University of San Andrés') is the leading public university in Bolivia, established since 1830 in the city of La Paz.
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1. La Paz (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, population
755,732
Infobox, area
472 km2 (182 sq mi)
Infobox, elevation
3,650 m (11,980 ft)
Infobox, coordinates
16 29 45 S 68 08 00 W
Article text
Gasca commanded Alonso de Mendoza to found a new city commemorating the end of the civil wars in Peru; the city of La Paz was founded on 20 October 1548, by Alonzo de Mendoza, with Juan de Vargas appointed as its first mayor.
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La Paz (Spanish: [la ˈpas]; lit. 'the peace'), officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara: Chuqi Yapu Aymara pronunciation: [ˈtʃoqɛ ˈjapʊ]), is the seat of government of Bolivia.
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La Paz
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