Eliodoro Camacho Province

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Eliodoro Camacho
Province
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Suches River in Umanata
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Location of Eliodoro Camacho Province within Bolivia
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Provinces of the La Paz Department
Coordinates: 15°30′0″S69°5′0″W / 15.50000°S 69.08333°W / -15.50000; -69.08333
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Municipalities 5
FoundationNovember 5, 1908
Capital Puerto Acosta
Area
 • Total2,080 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total53,747
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
 Aymara
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)
Website Official website

Eliodoro Camacho is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia situated at Lake Titicaca. Its seat is Puerto Acosta.

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Camacho Province is situated in the western region of the La Paz Department bordered to the north by the Muñecas Province, to the east by the Larecaja Province, to the south by the Omasuyos Province, to the west by Lake Titicaca and Moho Province located in the Puno Region of Peru.

Camacho Province was created during the presidency of General Ismael Montes on November 5, 1908, [1] named after the Bolivian politician and officer Eliodoro Camacho. Originally it was composed of the cantons Huaycho, Escoma, Carabuco, Italaque, Mocomoco and Ambaná. Huaycho became the capital of the province under the name "Puerto Acosta" (meaning: "Port Acosta") in honor of the writer Nicolás Acosta (1844 - 1893). [2]

Subdivision

The province is divided into five municipalities [3] which are further subdivided into cantons.

SectionMunicipalitySeatInhabitants (2001) [4]
1st Puerto Acosta Municipality Puerto Acosta 1,123
2nd Mocomoco Municipality Mocomoco 444
3rd Puerto Carabuco Municipality Puerto Carabuco 416
4th Umanata Municipality (also Humanata Municipality) Umanata (also Humanata)192
5th Escoma Municipality Escoma 576

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References

  1. ↑ "www.lexivox.org". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Cultural Boliviano (Spanish)
  3. ↑ www.bolivia.com (Spanish)
  4. ↑ www.ine.gov.bo Archived November 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

Coordinates: 15°30′S69°05′W / 15.500°S 69.083°W / -15.500; -69.083


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