Nuestra Señora de La Paz

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Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the original Spanish name of the Bolivian city now known simply as La Paz, one of the country’s main political and cultural centers.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nuestra Señora de La Paz canonical 2
Our Lady of Peace 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
capitalOf La Paz Department
characteristic one of the highest capital cities in the world
climate high-altitude subtropical highland climate
continent South America
country Bolivia
deFactoCapitalOf Bolivia
demographics ethnically diverse population
economy services-dominated economy
elevation approximately 3640 metres above sea level
foundedAs Spanish colonial city
foundedBy Spanish colonists
function cultural center of Bolivia
political center of Bolivia
governingBody Municipal Government of La Paz
hasInstitution Bolivian seat of the executive branch
Bolivian seat of the legislative branch
hasLandmark Basilica of San Francisco
Palacio Quemado
Plaza Murillo
hasSuburbanArea El Alto
hasUNLocode LPB
surface form: BO LPB
historicalRole important center in the Viceroyalty of Peru
important center in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
languageMajority Spanish
languageSignificant Aymara
Quechua
locatedIn Altiplano plateau
surface form: Altiplano

Andes
La Paz Department
locatedOn Choqueyapu River
namedAfter Our Lady of Peace
notableFor bowl-shaped topography
Mi Teleférico cable car system
surface form: cable car public transport system Mi Teleférico

view of Illimani mountain
officialNameInSpanish Nuestra Señora de La Paz self-link
populationRankInBolivia one of the largest cities in Bolivia
region western Bolivia
seatOfGovernmentOf Bolivia
sharesCapitalStatusWith Sucre
shortName La Paz
timeZone UTC−04:00
tourismAttractionType cultural tourism destination
historical city
transport El Alto International Airport
urbanAreaIncludes La Paz
surface form: La Paz–El Alto metropolitan area

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Paz originalName Nuestra Señora de La Paz
La Paz namedAfter Nuestra Señora de La Paz
this entity surface form: Our Lady of Peace
Nuestra Señora de La Paz officialNameInSpanish Nuestra Señora de La Paz self-link