Local time
Sun, 12:52 AM GMT-4America/La_PazCityCapital
La Paz
16.50° S, 68.15° W
- Population
- 1,590,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 2 of 12
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 12 cities of Bolivia in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Bolivia, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- America/La_Paz
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for La Paz, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in La Paz have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name shortens "Pueblo Nuevo de Nuestra Señora de La Paz," meaning "New Town of Our Lady of Peace."
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person