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La Paz (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 16 30 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -16.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 068 10 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -68.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Administrative capital of Bolivia; besieged by Amerindians in revolt 1781-1782; joined Sucre in revolt against Spanish in 1809, later suppressed; became part of Bolivia in 1825; highest capital in world; chief industrial and distribution center of Bolivia. |
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| La Paz (preferred,C,V)
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| La Paz de Ayacucho (C,V)
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............ | since 1825 |
| Paz, La (C,O)
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| Pueblo Nuevo de Nuestra Señora de la Paz (H,V)
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............ | 1548-1825 |
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La Paz (department) (P) |
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La Paz (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Alonso de Mendoza, 1548 |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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since 1898 |
| regional capital (C) |
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| administrative center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Bolivia .......... (nation) |
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(World, South America) [1000046] |
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