Nor Yungas is a
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
in the
Yungas
The Yungas ( Aymara ''yunka'' warm or temperate Andes or earth, Quechua ''yunka'' warm area on the slopes of the Andes) is a bioregion of a narrow band of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from Peru and Bolivia, and extends i ...
area of the
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
n
department of
La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...
. During the presidency of
José Manuel Pando the Yungas Province was divided into two parts, the Nor Yungas and the
Sud Yungas Province, by law of January 12, 1899. Its administrative seat is the town of
Coroico
Coroico is a town in Nor Yungas Province, in the La Paz Department of western Bolivia.
History
Coroico Viejo (Old Coroico) was founded above the river Quri Wayq'u ( Quechua ''quri'' gold, ''wayq'u'' valley, hispanicized spellings ''Coriguayco'' ...
.
Official website
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Subdivision
The province is divided into two municipalities
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The term ''municipality' ...
.
Places of interest
* Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
See also
* Kimsa Warmini
* P'iqi Q'ara
* P'iqi Q'ara (in Coroico)
References
Provinces of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Yungas
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