Sorata Municipality (Aymara: Surat'a) is the first municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th highest lake in the world, Laguna Glaciar.
Sorata Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Sorata Municipality Location of the Arani Municipality within Bolivia | |
Coordinates: 15°45′0″S 68°32′0″W / 15.75000°S 68.53333°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Larecaja Province |
Seat | Sorata |
Area | |
• Total | 794 sq mi (2,056 km2) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 18,932 |
• Ethnicities | Aymara |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. The highest peaks of the municipality are Illampu and Janq'u Uma. Other mountains are listed below:[1][2][3][4]
The languages spoken in the Sorata Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.[5]
Language | Inhabitants |
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Quechua | 363 |
Aymara | 16,029 |
Guaraní | 7 |
Another native | 8 |
Spanish | 11,223 |
Foreign | 70 |
Only native | 6,680 |
Native and Spanish | 9,540 |
Only Spanish | 1,690 |