Guanay Municipality

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Guanay Municipality
Municipality
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The Cordillera Real as seen from Lake Titicaca with Chachakumani and Ch'iyar Juqhu of the Guanay Municipality in the center
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Guanay Municipality
Location of the Viacha Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 15°29′41″S67°54′00″W / 15.4947°S 67.900°W / -15.4947; -67.900
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Larecaja Province
Seat Guanay
Government
  MayorEddy Loayza Guzmán (2007)
  PresidentLady Saavedra de Chávez (2007)
Area
  Total
1,510 sq mi (3,911 km2)
Elevation
1,600 ft (500 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
11,528
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Guanay Municipality (Aymara: Wanay) is the second municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Guanay.

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Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the Guanay Municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the range, Chachakumani and Ch'iyar Juqhu, lie within the borders of the municipality. More mountains are listed below: [1]

Languages

The languages spoken in the Guanay Municipality are mainly Spanish, Aymara and Quechua.

LanguageInhabitants
Quechua 1.653
Aymara 3.405
Guaraní 5
Another native94
Spanish 10.064
Foreign86
Only native737
Native and Spanish4.123
Only Spanish5.942

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

See also

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III and Zongo 5945-I