Bolivia
Altiplano
La Paz

Nor Yungas Province

Nor Yungas is a province in the Yungas area of the department of La Paz. During the presidency of José Manuel Pando the Yungas Province was divided into two parts, the Nor Yungas and the , by law of January 12, 1899.
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  • Type: County with 21,100 residents
  • Description: province of Bolivia
  • Also known as: “Nor Yungas” and “Nord Yungas”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coroico.

Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hill top town in the of and is an excellent base for excursions into the surrounding region.

Nor Yungas Province

Latitude
-16.1868° or 16° 11′ 13″ south
Longitude
-67.7273° or 67° 43′ 38″ west
Population
21,100
Elevation
1,625 metres (5,331 feet)
Open location code
57MJR77F+73
Open­Street­Map ID
node 313760871
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
3909486
Wiki­data ID
Q389311
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Wu Chinese—“Nor Yungas Province” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “Alay Yunka jisk’a suyu”
  • Basque: “Nor Yungas probintzia”
  • Catalan: “província de Nor Yungas”
  • Catalan: “Província de Nor Yungas”
  • Cebuano: “Provincia Nor Yungas”
  • Chinese: “Nor Yungas Séng”
  • Chinese: “北永加斯县”
  • Dutch: “Nor Yungas”
  • French: “Nor Yungas”
  • French: “province de Nor Yungas”
  • French: “Province de Nor Yungas”
  • Galician: “Provincia de Nor Yungas”
  • Georgian: “ნორ-იუნგასის პროვინცია”
  • German: “Provinz Nor Yungas”
  • Italian: “provincia di Nor Yungas”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Nor Yungas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Nor Yungas Séng”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Provinsen Nor Yungas”
  • Norwegian: “Provinsen Nor Yungas”
  • Persian: “استان نور یونگاس”
  • Portuguese: “Nor Yungas”
  • Quechua: “Chinchay Yunka pruwinsya”
  • Russian: “Северный Юнгас”
  • Scots: “Nor Yungas Province”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nor Yungas (provincija)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nor Yungas”
  • Spanish: “Nor Yungas”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Nor Yungas”
  • Swedish: “Nor Yungas”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nor Yungas”
  • Welsh: “Talaith Nor Yungas”
  • Wu Chinese: “北永加斯县”
  • Wu Chinese: “北永加斯省”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Coroico and Paco.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plaza Manuel Victorio Garcia Lanza and Catedral San Pedro y San Pablo de Coroico.

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