Sorata Municipality


Sorata Municipality 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:

Languages

The languages spoken in the Sorata Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
LanguageInhabitants
Quechua363
Aymara16,029
Guaraní7
Another native8
Spanish11,223
Foreign70
Only native6,680
Native and Spanish9,540
Only Spanish1,690