🇧🇴 Bolivia
La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz, is the seat of government of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, it is the third-most populous city in Bolivia. Its metropolitan area, which includes the neighboring city of El Alto, and other smaller towns, is the second most populous urban area in Bolivia, with a population of 2.2 million, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra with a population of 2.3 million. The city is also the capital of the department of the same name.
- Country
- 🇧🇴 Bolivia
- Elevation
- 3,767 m
- Population
- 2,004,652
- Time zone
- America/La_Paz
- Coordinates
- -16.50, -68.15
At 3,767 metres, altitude sickness is no anecdote: take the first day slowly, drink water and skip the alcohol.
How far La Paz is from other cities in Bolivia
- Oruro198 km✈ 60 min · 🚗 3 h 18 min
- Cochabamba233 km✈ 1 h 2 min · 🚗 3 h 53 min
- Sucre416 km✈ 1 h 15 min · 🚗 6 h 56 min
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra547 km✈ 1 h 25 min · 🚗 9 h 7 min
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