La Paz
capital city and seat of government of Bolivia
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Summary
La Paz is a big city[1]. It draws 14,054 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #47 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Merco Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: La Paz Department[4]
- Country: Bolivia[5]
- Head of government: Luis Revilla[6], Iván Arias[7]
- Instance of: seat of government[8], metropolis[9], administrative territorial entity[10]
- Official language: Spanish[11], Aymara[12], Quechua[13], Guarani[14]
- Founder: Alonso de Mendoza[15]
- Named after: Battle of Ayacucho[16], Our Lady of Peace[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Caracas[18], Mérida[19], São Paulo[20], Arica[21], Calama[22], Hanover[23], Zagreb[24], Washington, D.C.[25], Bonn[26], Moscow[27], Dalian[28], Bolzano[29], Ensenada[30], Denver[31]
- Postal code: 0201–0220[32]
- Part of: Merco Cities Network[33]
- Commons category: La Paz, Bolivia[34]
- Local dialing code: 2[35]
- Inception: October 20, 1548[36]
- Coordinate location: -16.495833333333334, -68.13333333333334[37]
- Location of formation: Laja[38]
- Significant event: Siege of La Paz[39]
- Official website: http://www.lapaz.bo/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:La Paz[41]
- Commons gallery: La Paz, Bolivia[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for La Paz include it[43], a town in the United States[44], in United States[45].
Why It Matters
La Paz has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include it[43], a town in the United States[44], in United States[45].