Larecaja is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata.
Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Illampu and Janq'u Uma. Other mountains are listed below:Bolivian IGM maps 1:50,000 Milluni 5945-II, Peñas 5945-III and Sorata 5846-I
Parts of the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area and the Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands lie in the Larecaja Province.
Subdivision Larecaja Province is divided into eight municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.
Section Municipality Seat 1st Sorata Municipality Sorata 2nd Guanay Municipality Guanay 3rd Tacacoma Municipality Tacacoma 4th Quiabaya Municipality Quiabaya 5th Combaya Municipality Combaya 6th Tipuani Municipality Tipuani 7th Mapiri Municipality Mapiri 8th Teoponte Municipality Teoponte
Languages The languages spoken in the Larecaja Province are mainly Aymara, Spanish and Quechua. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognised group of speakers.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo (Spanish)
Language Sorata Municipality Guanay Municipality Tacacoma Municipality Quiabaya Municipality Combaya Municipality Tipuani Municipality Mapiri Municipality Teoponte MunicipalityQuechua3631.6531.05833201.5873.649756Aymara16.0293.4054.3892.2692.5222.5341.7672.837Guaraní751002066Another native 894172118722Spanish 11.22310.0644.3211.3911.2148.5948.5676.211Foreign7086661611733Only native6.6807371.5991.0231.363190363472Native and Spanish9.5404.1233.3891.2561.1623.4994.6532.925Only Spanish1.6905.942933135525.0973.9153.290
See also Ch'alla Quta Ch'uch'u Jawira Ch'usiq Uta Janq'u Quta Warus Quta Laguna Glaciar, 17th highest lake in the world.
References
www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001