Sorata Municipality

Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia
15°45′0″S 68°32′0″W / 15.75000°S 68.53333°W / -15.75000; -68.53333Country BoliviaDepartmentLa Paz DepartmentProvinceLarecaja ProvinceSeatSorataArea
 • Total794 sq mi (2,056 km2)Population
 (2001)
 • Total18,932 • Ethnicities
AymaraTime zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Sorata Municipality (Aymara: Surat'a) is the first municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th highest lake in the world, Laguna Glaciar.

Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. The highest peaks of the municipality are Illampu and Janq'u Uma. Other mountains are listed below:[1][2][3][4]

Languages

The languages spoken in the Sorata Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.[5]

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 363
Aymara 16,029
Guaraní 7
Another native 8
Spanish 11,223
Foreign 70
Only native 6,680
Native and Spanish 9,540
Only Spanish 1,690

See also

References

  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Caranavi SD-19-15
  2. ^ IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III
  3. ^ IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I
  4. ^ IGM map 1:50,000 Warizata 5846-II
  5. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (2001) (inactive website)

External links

  • Population data and map of Sorata Municipality
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