Jach'a Uma

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Jach'a Uma
River
Name origin: Aymara
Country Bolivia
Region Oruro Department, Cercado Province
Tributaries
 - left Waylluma River, Kachi Kachi River
(Iruma River)
Coordinates 17°49′S66°58′W / 17.817°S 66.967°W / -17.817; -66.967 Coordinates: 17°49′S66°58′W / 17.817°S 66.967°W / -17.817; -66.967

Jach'a Uma (Aymara jach'a big, great, uma water, "big water", also spelled Jacha Uma, Jachcha Uma) is a Bolivian river in the Oruro Department, Cercado Province, Paria Municipality (formerly Soracachi Municipality), northeast of Oruro. [1] [2] It flows in a bow from east to west along the village of T'ula Pallqa where it is named T'ula Pallqa and then along Paria. East of Paria Jach'a Uma receives waters from the rivers Kachi Kachi (Iruma) and Waylluma coming from the southeast. Between Uyuni and Calacoto the river seeps away.

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

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Oruro is a department in Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km2 (20,690 sq mi). Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178.

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References

  1. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area
  2. ↑ Surakachi Municipality: Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine . population data and map


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