Larecaja Province
Larecaja is a province in the Bolivie La Paz Depairtment. It wis foondit bi Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its caipital is Sorata situatit wast o the Cordillera Real at the fuit o Illampu an Ancohuma.
Larecaja Province | |
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Province | |
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 Location o Larecaja Province athin Bolivie | |
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| Coordinates: 15°50′0″S 68°10′0″W / 15.83333°S 68.16667°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivia |
| Depairtment | La Paz Depairtment |
| Municipalities | 8 |
| Caipital | Sorata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8110 km2 (3,130 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 68,026 |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara Quechua |
| Website | Official website |
Subdiveesion
eeditLarecaja Province is dividit intae aicht municipalities which are pairtly further subdividit intae cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sorata Municipality | Sorata |
| 2nd | Guanay Municipality | Guanay |
| 3rd | Tacacoma Municipality | Tacacoma |
| 4th | Quiabaya Municipality | Quiabaya |
| 5th | Combaya Municipality | Combaya |
| 6th | Tipuani Municipality | Tipuani |
| 7th | Mapiri Municipality | Mapiri |
| 8th | Teoponte Municipality | Teoponte |
Leids
eeditThe leids spoken in the Larecaja Province are mainly Aymara, Spaingie an Quechua. The follaein table shows the nummer o those belangin tae the recognisit group o speakers.[1]
| Language | Sorata Municipality | Guanay Municipality | Tacacoma Municipality | Quiabaya Municipality | Combaya Municipality | Tipuani Municipality | Mapiri Municipality | Teoponte Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 363 | 1.653 | 1.058 | 33 | 20 | 1.587 | 3.649 | 756 |
| Aymara | 16.029 | 3.405 | 4.389 | 2.269 | 2.522 | 2.534 | 1.767 | 2.837 |
| Guaraní | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 6 |
| Anither native | 8 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 22 |
| Spaingie | 11.223 | 10.064 | 4.321 | 1.391 | 1.214 | 8.594 | 8.567 | 6.211 |
| Foreign | 70 | 86 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 17 | 33 |
| Anerlie native | 6.680 | 737 | 1.599 | 1.023 | 1.363 | 190 | 363 | 472 |
| Native an Spaingie | 9.540 | 4.123 | 3.389 | 1.256 | 1.162 | 3.499 | 4.653 | 2.925 |
| Anerlie Spaingie | 1.690 | 5.942 | 933 | 135 | 52 | 5.097 | 3.915 | 3.290 |
Places o interest
eedit- Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Aurie
- Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve an Communal Lands
- Laguna Glaciar, 17t heichest lake in the warld.[2]
References
eedit- ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ↑ "The Highest Lake in the World". www.highestlake.com. Archived frae the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 12 Apryle 2009.