Larecaja Province


Larecaja is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata.

Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Illampu and Janq'u Uma. Other mountains are listed below:
Parts of the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area and the Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands lie in the Larecaja Province.

Subdivision

Larecaja Province is divided into eight municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.
SectionMunicipalitySeat
1stSorata MunicipalitySorata
2ndGuanay MunicipalityGuanay
3rdTacacoma MunicipalityTacacoma
4thQuiabaya MunicipalityQuiabaya
5thCombaya MunicipalityCombaya
6thTipuani MunicipalityTipuani
7thMapiri MunicipalityMapiri
8thTeoponte MunicipalityTeoponte

Languages

The languages spoken in the Larecaja Province are mainly Aymara, Spanish and Quechua. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognised group of speakers.
LanguageSorata MunicipalityGuanay MunicipalityTacacoma MunicipalityQuiabaya MunicipalityCombaya MunicipalityTipuani MunicipalityMapiri MunicipalityTeoponte Municipality
Quechua3631.6531.05833201.5873.649756
Aymara16.0293.4054.3892.2692.5222.5341.7672.837
Guaraní751002066
Another native894172118722
Spanish11.22310.0644.3211.3911.2148.5948.5676.211
Foreign7086661611733
Only native6.6807371.5991.0231.363190363472
Native and Spanish9.5404.1233.3891.2561.1623.4994.6532.925
Only Spanish1.6905.942933135525.0973.9153.290