La Paz

Bolivia · La Paz Department

La Paz, officially Nuestra Senora 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.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica

Region

La Paz Department

On the map

16.49° S, 68.12° W

Near La Paz

• El Alto · 8 km away
• Copacabana · 109 km away
• Puno · 216 km away
• Cochabamba · 231 km away
• Rurrenabaque · 237 km away
• Arica · 320 km away

More of Bolivia

Andean highlands, Amazon lowlands, and the otherworldly Salar de Uyuni salt flats — Bolivia is South America at its most uncompromising.

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