Sorata Municipality (Aymara: Surat'a) 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:Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Caranavi SD-19-15IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-IIIIGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-IIGM map 1:50,000 Warizata 5846-II
Languages The languages spoken in the Sorata Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (2001) (inactive website)
Language InhabitantsQuechua363Aymara16,029Guaraní7Another native 8Spanish 11,223Foreign70Only native6,680Native and Spanish9,540Only Spanish1,690
See also Ch'uch'u Jawira Ch'usiq Uta Warus Quta
References
External links Population data and map of Sorata Municipality