Los Andes | |
|---|---|
Province | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Plaza_Franz_Tamayo_de_Pucarani.jpg) Pucarani with the Cordillera Real in the background | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bolivia_La_Paz_Los_Andes.png) Location of Los Andes Province within Bolivia | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bolivia_Departamento_La_Paz.png) Provinces of the La Paz Department | |
| Coordinates: 16°20′0″S 68°25′0″W / 16.33333°S 68.41667°W | |
| Country | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Bolivia.svg){kind=small} Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Municipalities | 4 |
| Founded | November 24, 1917 |
| Capital | Pucarani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,658 km2 (640 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 116,690 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara Quechua |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Website | Official website |
Los Andes is one of the twenty provinces in the central parts of the Bolivian La Paz Department. The province was legally founded on November 24, 1917, during the presidency of José Gutiérrez Guerra.[2] The Spanish name of the province means "The Andes", referring to its position within the Cordillera Real which is part of the Bolivian Andes mountain range. The capital of the province is Pucarani, which has a population of 918 as of the 2001 census. Pucarani is situated in the Altiplano west of the Cordillera Real offering a view of some of its highest mountains such as Ch'iyar Juqhu, Chachakumani, Kunturiri, Wayna Potosí and Chacaltaya.
- ^ "Bolivia: Administrative divisions". City Population. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Official website Archived 2012-08-02 at archive.today