Apolo Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 14°30′0″S68°15′0″W / 14.50000°S 68.25000°W Coordinates: 14°30′0″S68°15′0″W / 14.50000°S 68.25000°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Franz Tamayo Province |
Seat | Apolo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alejandro Huanca Gemio (2007) |
• President | Felix Oblitas Garcia (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,321 sq mi (13,781 km2) |
Elevation | 4,600 ft (1,400 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 13,271 |
• Ethnicities | Quechua |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Apolo Municipality is the first municipal section of the Franz Tamayo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Apolo.
Apolo Municipality is bordered to the east by Beni Department, San Buenaventura and Palos Blancos Municipalities, to the west by Peru and Pelechuco Municipality, to the north by Ixiamas and San Buenaventura Municipalities and to the south by Teoponte, Guanay, Mapiri and Charazani Municipalities.
Apolo Municipality is subdivided into the following five cantons: [1]
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are: [2]
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