Laja
Laja is a town 25 kilometres west of La Paz, in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. It is the administrative seat of the Laja Municipality, the second municipal section of the Los Andes Province.
- Type: Village with 876 residents
- Description: human settlement in Bolivia
- Also known as: “Laia” and “Laja, Bolivia”
Laja
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Laja Municipality, Los Andes Province, La Paz, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
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Latitude
-16.53656° or 16° 32′ 12″ south
Longitude
-68.38518° or 68° 23′ 7″ west
Population
876
Elevation
3,856 metres (12,651 feet)
Open location code
57MHFJ77+9W
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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