Sorata Municipality ( Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first municipal section of the

Larecaja Province Larecaja is a Provinces of Bolivia, province in the Bolivian La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata. Geography The Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordiller ...

in the La Paz Department,

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 ...

. Its capital is

Sorata Sorata ( Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is a small town in the La Paz Department in the Bolivian Andes, northwest of the city of La Paz and east of Lake Titicaca. It is the seat of the Larecaja Province and the Sorata Municipality. At the time of census ...

. The

Illampu Illampu is the fourth highest mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the northern section of the Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordillera Real, part of the Andes, east of Lake Titicaca. It lies just north of the slightly higher Janq'u Uma, near the t ...

Janq'u Uma Ancohuma or Janq'u Uma ( Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''uma'' water, "white water", also spelled Janq'uma, other spellings, ''Jankho Uma'', ''Jankhouma'') is the third highest mountain in Bolivia (after Sajama and Illimani). It is located in the ...

massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th highest lake in the world,

Laguna Glaciar __NOTOC__ Laguna Glaciar (Spanish language, Spanish for "glacial lake") is a lake in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Bolivia. It located in the Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif. Its surface area is 0.2 km2. ...

Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. The highest peaks of the municipality are

and

. Other mountains are listed below:

Languages

The languages spoken in the Sorata Municipality are mainly Aymara and

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (2001) (inactive website)

References

External links

Population data and map of Sorata Municipality
Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub

Geography

Languages

See also

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