Laja

Laja is a town 25 kilometres west of , in the La Paz Department of . It is the administrative seat of the , the second municipal section of the .
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  • Type: Village with 876 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Bolivia
  • Also known as: Laia” and “Laja, Bolivia

Laja

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
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1910203196
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3912103
Wiki­data ID
Q1545913
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Urdu—“Laja” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Ляха
  • Cebuano: Laja
  • Dutch: Laja
  • French: Laja
  • German: Laja
  • Irish: Laja
  • Italian: Laja
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Laja
  • Norwegian: Laja
  • Polish: Laja
  • Quechua: Laja
  • Quechua: Laqha llaqta
  • Spanish: Laja
  • Swedish: Laja, Bolivia
  • Urdu: لاخا

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