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Sorata Municipality
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Municipality
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Sorata town as seen from Purani Churiquimbaya botanic garden
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 Sorata Municipality
Location in Bolivia
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| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Larecaja Province |
| Seat | Sorata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 794 sq mi (2,056 km2) |
| Population
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| • Total | 18,932 |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
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.
Geography
The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. The highest peaks of the municipality are Illampu and Janq'u Uma. Other mountains are listed below:
- Allqamarini
- Chunta Qullu
- Ch'alla Quta
- Ch'iyar Qullu
- Ch'uch'u
- Ch'uch'u Apachita
- Ch'uxña Quta
- Ch'uxñani
- Illampu
- Jach'a Apachita
- Jach'a Pukara
- Jach'a Waylla Punta
- Janq'u K'ark'a
- Janq'u Uma
- Jichu Quta
- Jukumarini
- Llawi Imaña
- Phallata
- P'iq'iñ Qullu
- Qala Phusa
- Quña Quñani
- Quriwani
- Q'asiri
- Saywani
- Uma Jalanta
- Uma Manqha
- Wankar Quta Qullu
- Warachani
- Wila Quta
- Wila Wilani
- Wiluyu Janq'u Uma
- Yapuchañani
Languages
The languages spoken in the Sorata Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
| 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 |
See also
In Spanish: Sorata (municipio) para niños
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