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La Paz (Bolivia)

LC control no.n 79066589
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Geographic headingLa Paz (Bolivia)
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Geographic subdivision usageBolivia--La Paz
Variant(s)Nuestra Señora de la Paz (Bolivia)
La Paz de Ayacucho (Bolivia)
Paz (Bolivia)
Chuquiabo (Bolivia)
Chuquiago (Bolivia)
Choqueyapu (Bolivia)
Choke Yapu Marka (Bolivia)
Chuquiagu Marka (Bolivia)
Our Lady of Peace (Bolivia)
Chuqiyapu (Bolivia)
Associated countryBolivia
Special noteOld catalog heading: La Paz, Bolivia
Found inAntezana Claure, R. La joya de Chuquiabo, 1980?: t.p. (Chuquiabo)
Encic. univ. ilus. (Chuquiago [or] Choqueyapu, old names for the city of La Paz, Bolivia)
BGN gaz. Bolivia, 1955 (La Paz, ppl, 16°30ʹS 68°09ʹW; in Depto. de La Paz: lists also 2 other lesser-known ppl's with same name, 1 in Depto. de La Paz, 1 in Depto. de El Beni)
Yo, señores, soy Choke Yapu Marka, 1993 : p. 15 (became Nuestra Señora de la Paz after the Spanish victory at Saxahuana)
Los caminos de la descolonización y la despatriarcalización, 2012: t.p. (Chuquiagu Marka)
Wikipedia, September 1, 2015 (La Paz; Nuestra Señora de La Paz (English: Our Lady of Peace; Aymara: Chuquiago Marka or Chuqiyapu), commonly known as La Paz, is Bolivia's third-most populous city (after Santa Cruz and El Alto), the seat of the country's government, and the capital of La Paz Department; while the official capital of Bolivia (and its seat of justice) is Sucre, La Paz has more government departments; 16°30ʹS 68°09ʹW)
The world factbook, via WWW, September 1, 2015 (under Bolivia: capital: La Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional capital); geographic coordinates: 16 30 S, 68 09 W)
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Invalid LCCNsh 85073603