Combaya Municipality

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Combaya Municipality
Municipality
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Combaya Municipality
Location of the Combaya Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 15°46′42″S68°46′18″W / 15.7784°S 68.7717°W / -15.7784; -68.7717 Coordinates: 15°46′42″S68°46′18″W / 15.7784°S 68.7717°W / -15.7784; -68.7717
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Larecaja Province
Seat Combaya
Government
  MayorAlejandro Cahuapaza Quispe (2007)
  PresidentJulia Cori Condori (2007)
Area
  Total38 sq mi (98 km2)
Elevation
11,500 ft (3,500 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total2,691
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

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

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Languages

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

LanguageInhabitants
Quechua 20
Aymara 2.522
Guaraní 0
Another native1
Spanish 1.214
Foreign1
Only native1.363
Native and Spanish1.162
Only Spanish52

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

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