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El Alto
Patamarka | |
|---|---|
City and municipality | |
    El Alto City | |
 Flag | |
| Motto: Desde la cumbre más alta del mundo levántase la ciudad donde jamás se pondrá el sol de nuestra raza (From the highest summit in the world rises the city where the sun of our race will never set) | |
  El Alto Location within Bolivia  El Alto El Alto (South America) | |
| Coordinates: 16°30′17″S 68°09′48″W / 16.50472°S 68.16333°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  La Paz Department |
| Province | Pedro Domingo Murillo |
| Municipality | El Alto Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eva Copa |
| Area | |
• City and municipality | 363 km2 (140 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,150 m (13,620 ft) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Urban | 943,000 |
| • Metro | 2,200,000 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (BOT) |
| Website | Official website |
El Alto (Spanish for "The Heights"[1]) is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest-growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020.[2] It is also the highest major city in the world, with an average elevation of 4,000 m (13,123 ft).[3]
The El Alto–La Paz metropolitan area, formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla, Viacha, and Mecapaca, constitutes the most populous urban area of Bolivia, with a population of about 2.2 million. The city is rapidly developing, although significant challenges with substandard infrastructure and utilities remain, especially in the outlying areas. The construction of an elaborate cable car system connected El Alto directly with central La Paz, dramatically easing transportation into the economic center of the metropolitan area. A locally indigenous Neo-Andean architectural style has developed alongside this growth, giving the city a distinct appearance as it has modernized.
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