Mapiri | |
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Town | |
 Mapiri and the Mapiri River, La Paz Department | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Larecaja Province |
| Municipality | Mapiri Municipality |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,561 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Mapiri is a town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia.
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 square kilometres (51,732 sq mi) with a 2012 census population of 2,706,359 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with adjacent Peru. It contains the Cordillera Real, which reaches altitudes of 6.6 kilometers (4.1 mi). Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas, the steep eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains that make the transition to the Amazon River basin to the northeast. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz and is the administrative city and seat of government/national capital of Bolivia.
Bautista Saavedra is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department situated in the northwestern parts of the department. It was created on November 17, 1948 in honor of Bautista Saavedra Mallea (1870-1939) who was Bolivia's president from 1920 to 1925. The capital of the province is Charazani.
Omasuyos or Uma Suyu is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its capital is Achacachi.
Colquencha Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Aroma Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Colquencha.
General Juan José Pérez Municipality or Charazani Municipality is the first municipal section of the Bautista Saavedra Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Charazani.
San Pedro de Curahuara Municipality is the first municipal section of the Gualberto Villarroel Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is San Pedro de Curahuara.
Colquencha is a town in Aroma Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Colquencha Municipality.
Combaya is a town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia.
Ixiamas is a town and municipality in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. It is on the level pampa 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the Cordillera Central foothills.
Tacacoma is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Tacacoma Municipality, the third municipal section of the Larecaja Province.
Tito Yupanqui is a town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. It was named after an indigenous artist, Francisco Tito Yupanqui, a 16th-century wood sculptor who sculptured a famous statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as Our Lady of Candles.
Mocomoco or Muqu Muqu (Aymara) is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Mocomoco Municipality in the Eliodoro Camacho Province.
Quiabaya is the capital of the Quiabaya Municipality. It is located in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. As of 2012, it had a population of 378.
San Andrés de Machaca is a town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia.
Taraco, La Paz is a town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia.
San Pedro de Tiquina is a town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia.
Curva Municipality is the second municipal section of the Bautista Saavedra Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Curva.
Ixiamas Municipality is the first municipal section of the Abel Iturralde Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Ixiamas.
Huarina is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Huarina Municipality, one of the four municipalities of the Omasuyos Province. President of Peru Andrés de Santa Cruz was born here.
Llica is a small town in Bolivia.
Coordinates: 15°18′35″S68°12′58″W / 15.3097°S 68.2161°W
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