La Paz

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La Paz is the administrative capital and one of the major cities of Bolivia, known for its dramatic setting in a deep valley of the Andes at one of the highest elevations of any capital city in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative capital
city
climate subtropical highland climate
continent South America
country Bolivia
currency Boliviano
demographicsCharacteristic predominantly indigenous and mestizo population
elevation approximately 11942 feet above sea level
approximately 3640 metres above sea level
foundedBy Alonso de Mendoza
foundingDate 1548
governingBody Municipal Government of La Paz
hasCharacteristic dramatic topography
one of the highest capital cities in the world
situated in a deep valley
surrounded by high mountains
hasFunction cultural center of Bolivia
economic center of Bolivia
political center of Bolivia
hasLandmark Basilica of San Francisco
Calle Jaén
Plaza Murillo
Valle de la Luna
hasTransport El Alto International Airport
Mi Teleférico cable car system
hosts Bolivian government ministries
Plurinational Legislative Assembly
surface form: Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia

presidential palace of Bolivia
isAdministrativeCapitalOf Bolivia
isDeFactoCapitalOf Bolivia
isOneOfMajorCitiesOf Bolivia
isSeatOfGovernmentOf Bolivia
locatedIn Andes
La Paz Department
western Bolivia
namedAfter Nuestra Señora de La Paz
surface form: Our Lady of Peace
near El Alto
officialLanguage Spanish
originalName Nuestra Señora de La Paz
overlookedBy Illimani
partOf La Paz self-linksurface differs
surface form: La Paz metropolitan area
primaryReligion Roman Catholicism
recognizedLanguage Aymara
Quechua
river Choqueyapu River
timeZone UTC−04:00
UNLOCODE BO LPB

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Mi Teleférico cable car system servesCity La Paz
subject surface form: Mi Teleférico
Mi Teleférico cable car system connects La Paz
subject surface form: Mi Teleférico
Municipal Government of La Paz jurisdiction La Paz
this entity surface form: City of La Paz
Valle de la Luna locatedNear La Paz
subject surface form: Valle de la Luna (La Paz)
Valle de la Luna partOf La Paz
subject surface form: Valle de la Luna (La Paz)
this entity surface form: La Paz metropolitan tourist circuit
El Alto International Airport serves La Paz
this entity surface form: La Paz metropolitan area
Plaza Murillo locatedIn La Paz
western Bolivia hasCity La Paz
caporales dance popularIn La Paz
subject surface form: Caporales dance
Alonso de Mendoza founded La Paz
Bolívar location La Paz
Bolívar homeStadiumCity La Paz
Cordillera Real mountains near La Paz
subject surface form: Cordillera Real
Cordillera Real mountains visibleFrom La Paz
subject surface form: Cordillera Real
Viacha proximityTo La Paz
Caranavi roadConnection La Paz
Club Bolívar city La Paz
Club Bolívar location La Paz
this entity surface form: La Paz, Bolivia
Club Bolívar homeCity La Paz
La Paz Municipality hasSubdivision La Paz
this entity surface form: La Paz (city)
Murillo Province capital La Paz