El Alto Municipality

El Alto Municipality or El Alto de La Paz Municipality is a municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is El Alto, the second-largest city in Bolivia.

El Alto Municipality
Municipality
El Alto with the Andes in the background
El Alto Municipality
Location of the El Alto Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°25′0″S 68°12′0″W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvincePedro Domingo Murillo Province
SeatEl Alto
Government
 • MayorFanor Nava Santiesteban (2007)
 • PresidentGustavo Adolfo Morales (2007)
Area
 • Total134 sq mi (346 km2)
Elevation
13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total649,958

See also

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.