Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo Murillo, protagonist of the revolution of June 16, 1809.El Diario (Spanish)
The province contains the Bolivian administrative capital, La Paz, as well as the major city of El Alto.
Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Illimani, the highest peak of the range, lies in the province. Other mountains are listed below:IGM map 1:50,000 Chulumani 3338, 5945-II Milluni and Palca 6044-IIIBolivian IGM map 1:100,000 La Paz (Norte) 3238-IBolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Zongo 5945-I
Subdivision Pedro Domingo Murillo Province is divided into five municipalities.
Municipality Inhabitants (2001) Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spanish) Seat Inhabitants (2001) La Paz Municipality 793,293 La Paz 789,585 Palca Municipality 14,185 Palca 894 Mecapaca Municipality 11,782 Mecapaca 251 Achocalla Municipality 15,110 Achocalla 10,369 El Alto Municipality 649,958 El Alto 647,350
Places of interest Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Tourist guide by the government of the department In the La Paz Municipality: Wayna Potosí, a mountain about 15 km north west of La Paz Qutapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area La Cumbre at a height of 4,650 m above sea level, the highest point on the route between La Paz and the Yungas K'ili K'ili viewpoint which presents a panoramic view of the city of La Paz Muela del Diablo ("devil' tooth"), a giant rock of about 150 m height that has the shape of a tooth Valle de la Luna ("moon valley"), south of La Paz city La Paz zoo "Vesty Pakos Sofra" with an area of 22.4 ha, the largest zoo in Bolivia, the second largest in South America and the highest in the world. Inkachaka Dam In the Palca Municipality: Apachita viewpoint in the Palca Canton which offers a sight of the contrasting landscape and snowcapped Illimani Valle de las Ánimas ("valley of the souls") and its lake (Laguna de las Ánimas) in the Palca Canton the town of Palca with houses of colonial times, Palca River, Chuaqueri gorge, also known as Palca gorge, and Takesi pre-Columbian trail in the Palca Canton the communities of Quilihuaya and Pinaya in the Quilihuaya Canton the community of Cohoni, its church dating from the 17th century and the chullpa of Ch'ullu Cahinbaya in the Cohoni Canton
See also Ch'uxña Quta Jach'a Quta Janq'u Quta Laram Quta (El Alto) Laram Quta (La Paz) Milluni Lake
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