Ingavi Province | |
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Province | |
Coordinates: 16°43′0″S68°50′0″W / 16.71667°S 68.83333°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Municipalities | 7 |
Capital | Viacha |
Area | |
• Total | 5,410 km2 (2,090 sq mi) |
Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 175,787 |
• Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
• Ethnicities | Aymara |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Website | Official website |
Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. This is where the Battle of Ingavi occurred on November 18, 1841, and where the World Heritage Site of Tiwanaku is situated.
During the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón the province was founded on December 16, 1909, with Viacha as its capital.
Ingavi lies on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca. The Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: [1] [2] [3]
Ingavi Province is divided into seven municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.
Section | Municipality | Inhabitants (2001) [4] | Inhabitants(2005, est.) | Seat |
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1st | Viacha Municipality | 46,596 | 51,540 | Viacha |
2nd | Guaqui Municipality | 7,552 | 8,608 | Guaqui |
3rd | Tiwanaku Municipality | 11,309 | 12,936 | Tiwanaku (village) |
4th | Desaguadero Municipality | 4,981 | 5,395 | Desaguadero |
5th | San Andrés de Machaca Municipality | 6,299 | 6,967 | San Andrés de Machaca |
6th | Jesús de Machaca Municipality | 13,247 | 14,653 | Jesús de Machaca |
7th | Taraco Municipality | 5,922 | 6,774 | Taraco |
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. [5]
Ethnic group | Viacha Municipality (%) | Guaqui Municipality (%) | Tiwanaku Municipality (%) | Desaguadero Municipality (%) | San Andrés de Machaca Municipality (%) | Jesús de Machaca Municipality (%) | Taraco Municipality (%) |
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Quechua | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Aymara | 84.4 | 91.1 | 96.1 | 92.9 | 96.0 | 94.4 | 96.4 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Not indigenous | 12.2 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Other indigenous groups | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are: [6]
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Chhuxlla Willk'i is a 4,664-metre-high (15,302 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality. Chhuxlla Willk'i is situated south-east of the 4,737-metre-high (15,541 ft) mountain named Qala Cruz (Khala Cruz) and Ch'alla Qullu, and north-east of a 4,522-metre-high (14,836 ft) mountain which is also called Qala Cruz.
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