Irupana Municipality
Encyclopedia
Irupana Municipality or Villa de Lanza Municipality is the second municipal section
of the Sud Yungas Province
in the La Paz Department
, Bolivia
. Its seat is Irupana
.
is located in the Irupana Municipality, in Lambate Canton, on the border to the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
. Mururata
mountain (19,262 ft), also situated in Lambate Canton, lies on the border to the Yanacachi Municipality
.
Municipalities of Bolivia
Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...
of the Sud Yungas Province
Sud Yungas Province
Sud Yungas is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Chulumani.- Subdivision :The province is divided into five municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.- External links :*...
in the La Paz Department
La Paz Department (Bolivia)
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises with a 2001 census population of 2,350,466 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with Peru. It contains the mighty Cordillera Real that reaches altitudes of . Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas,...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. Its seat is Irupana
Irupana
Irupana is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Irupana Municipality, the second municipal section of the Sud Yungas Province.- References :*...
.
Subdivision
Irupana Municipality is divided into six cantons.| Canton | Inhabitants (2001) | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irupana Canton | 4,465 | Irupana Irupana Irupana is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Irupana Municipality, the second municipal section of the Sud Yungas Province.- References :*... |
1,882 |
| Lambate Canton | 2,693 | Lambate | 347 |
| Laza Canton | 800 | Laza | 164 |
| Taca Canton | 1,080 | Taca | 183 |
| Chicaloma Canton | 1,177 | Chicaloma Chicaloma Chicaloma is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Chicaloma Canton, one of the six cantons of the Irupana Municipality in the Sud Yungas Province. In 2009 it had an estimated population of 783.- External links :*... |
634 |
| Victorio Lanza Canton | 1,168 | Victorio Lanza | 181 |
Geography
The 21,122 feet high IllimaniIllimani
Illimani is the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real of western Bolivia. It lies just south of La Paz at the eastern edge of the Altiplano. It is the second highest peak in Bolivia, after Nevado Sajama, and the eighteenth highest peak in South America...
is located in the Irupana Municipality, in Lambate Canton, on the border to the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It contains the Bolivian administrative capital, La Paz, as well as the major city of El Alto.- Subdivision :...
. Mururata
Mururata
Mururata is a mountain in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia. Approximately 35km East of La Paz, the Mururata lies to the North of the Illimani. The Mururata offers accessible climbing, as its shape does not contain difficult obstacles ....
mountain (19,262 ft), also situated in Lambate Canton, lies on the border to the Yanacachi Municipality
Yanacachi Municipality
Yanacachi Municipality is the third municipal section of the Sud Yungas Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Yanacachi.- References :...
.