Capital City | La Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional [legislative and judicial] capital) |
Capital location | 16 30 S, 68 09 W |
Capital - history |
La Paz is a shortening of the original name of the city, Nuestra Senora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace); Sucre is named after Antonio Jose de SUCRE (1795-1830), military hero in the independence struggle from Spain and the second president of Bolivia note: at approximately 3,630 m above sea level, La Paz's elevation makes it the highest capital city in the world |
Capital - time difference | UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |