Achocalla Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Achocalla / Achuqalla | |
Coordinates: 16°36′0″S68°9′0″W / 16.60000°S 68.15000°W Coordinates: 16°36′0″S68°9′0″W / 16.60000°S 68.15000°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Pedro Domingo Murillo Province |
Seat | Achocalla |
Government | |
• Mayor | René Pérez Alejo (2007) |
• President | Max Carlos Torrez Mamani (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 75 sq mi (193 km2) |
Elevation | 11,800 ft (3,600 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 15,110 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Achocalla Municipality is the third municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Achocalla or Achuqalla in the native language.
La Paz, officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz, also named Chuqi Yapu (Chuquiago) in Aymara, is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bolivia. Its metropolitan area, which is formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla, Viacha, and Mecapaca makes up the second most populous urban area in Bolivia, with a population of 2.0 million, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra with a population of 2.3 million. It is also the capital of the La Paz Department.
Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo Murillo, protagonist of the revolution of June 16, 1809.
Pedro Domingo Murillo was a patriot of Upper Peru who played a key role in Bolivia's independence.
La Paz Municipality is the capital municipality and one of the five municipalities of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its seat is La Paz.
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Achocalla or Achuqalla is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Achocalla Municipality, the third municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province.
Mecapaca is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Mecapaca Municipality, the second municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province.
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Sirk'i Qullu is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,546 m (18,196 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, at the border of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, and the Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality. Sirk'i Qullu lies north-east of the city of La Paz, north of the mountain Jathi Qullu and south of the mountains Wak'ani and Mik'aya.
Janq'u Quta may refer to:
Laram Quta or Larama Quta may refer to:
Jach'a Quta is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, Achocalla Municipality. It is situated south of El Alto and La Paz near Achocalla. Jach'a Quta is situated at a height of about 3,760 metres (12,340 ft), about 0.67 km long and 0.5 km at its widest point.
Sirk'i Quta is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, south of the Qutapata National Park It lies between the Inkachaka Lake in the west and the mountain Sirk'i Qullu in the east. Sirk'i Quta is situated at a height of about 4,814 metres (15,794 ft), 0.73 km long and 0.28 km at its widest point.
Wak'ani is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, 5,321 metres (17,457 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department at the border of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, and the Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality. Wak'ani lies north-east of the city of La Paz, north to north-west of the mountains Jathi Qullu, Sirk'i Qullu and Mik'aya.
The bust of Pedro Domingo Murillo is installed in Mexico City's American Park, in Mexico. The sculpture commemorates the bicentennial of the Bolivian revolution.
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