El Alto Municipality

Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia
16°25′0″S 68°12′0″W / 16.41667°S 68.20000°W / -16.41667; -68.20000Country BoliviaDepartmentLa Paz DepartmentProvincePedro Domingo Murillo ProvinceSeatEl AltoGovernment
 • MayorFanor Nava Santiesteban (2007) • PresidentGustavo Adolfo Morales (2007)Area
 • Total134 sq mi (346 km2)Elevation
13,000 ft (4,000 m)Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total885,035 • Density6,600/sq mi (2,600/km2)Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

El Alto Municipality or El Alto de La Paz Municipality is a municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is El Alto, the second-largest city in Bolivia.

See also

  • Janq'u Quta
  • Laram Quta
  • Milluni Lake
  • Phaq'u Quta

References

  • www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: El Alto Municipality[permanent dead link]
  • Map of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
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