Sorata Municipality
# Sorata Municipality

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:

* Allqamarini
* Chunta Qullu
* Ch'alla Quta
* Ch'iyar Qullu
* Ch'uch'u
* Ch'uch'u Apachita
* Ch'uxña Quta
* Ch'uxñani
* Illampu
* Jach'a Apachita
* Jach'a Pukara
* Jach'a Waylla Punta
* Janq'u K'ark'a
* Janq'u Uma
* Jichu Quta
* Jukumarini
* Llawi Imaña
* Phallata
* P'iq'iñ Qullu
* Qala Phusa
* Quña Quñani
* Quriwani
* Q'asiri
* Saywani
* Uma Jalanta
* Uma Manqha
* Wankar Quta Qullu
* Warachani
* Wila Quta
* Wila Wilani
* Wiluyu Janq'u Uma
* Yapuchañani

## Languages

The languages spoken in the Sorata Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.

| Language | Inhabitants |
| - | - |
| Quechua | 363 |
| Aymara | 16,029 |
| Guaraní | 7 |
| Another native | 8 |
| Spanish | 11,223 |
| Foreign | 70 |
| Only native | 6,680 |
| Native and Spanish | 9,540 |
| Only Spanish | 1,690 |
