Cairoma Municipality

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Cairoma

K'ayruma
Municipality
CountryFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Loayza Province
Seat Cairoma
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Cairoma Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Cairoma.

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Geography

The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cairoma 6043-II
  2. IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca
  3. "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

Coordinates: 16°50′00″S67°30′00″W / 16.8333°S 67.5°W / -16.8333; -67.5