Batallas | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 16°15′S68°25′W / 16.250°S 68.417°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Los Andes Province |
| Seat | Batallas |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 18.693 [1] |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Batallas Municipality is the third municipal section of the Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Batallas.
The Cordillera Real traverses the Batallas Municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: [2]
The languages spoken in the Batallas Municipality are mainly Aymara, Spanish and Quechua.
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 181 |
| Aymara | 18,360 |
| Guaraní | 6 |
| Another native | 14 |
| Spanish | 13,336 |
| Foreign | 66 |
| Only native | 6,585 |
| Native and Spanish | 11,816 |
| Only Spanish | 1,525 |
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Jach'a Juqhu is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,192 metres (17,034 ft) high. It lies in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality. Jach'a Juqhu is situated south of the mountain Wari Umaña, south-west of Jisk'a Pata, north-west of Wila Lluxi and Warawarani, north of Qala T'uxu and north-east of Jach'a Qullu.
Jach'a Pata is a 5,424-metre-high (17,795 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality. Jach'a Pata lies south of Jisk'a Pata, west of Janq'u Uyu, north of Wila Lluxi and north-east of Warawarani.
Mich'ini is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It lies in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality. Mich'ini is situated south-west of the mountains Wila Lluxi and Phaq'u Kiwuta, north-east of Tira K'ark'a and south-east of Kimsa Chata.
Coordinates: 16°15′00″S68°25′00″W / 16.25°S 68.4167°W
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