El Alto Municipality

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El Alto Municipality
Municipality
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El Alto Municipality
Location of the El Alto Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°25′0″S68°12′0″W / 16.41667°S 68.20000°W / -16.41667; -68.20000 Coordinates: 16°25′0″S68°12′0″W / 16.41667°S 68.20000°W / -16.41667; -68.20000
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Seat El Alto
Government
  MayorFanor Nava Santiesteban (2007)
  PresidentGustavo Adolfo Morales (2007)
Area
  Total134 sq mi (346 km2)
Elevation
13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total649,958
Time zone UTC-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.

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