Puka Pampa River

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Puka Pampa
River
Name origin: Quechua
Country Bolivia
Region Chuquisaca Department
Municipality Sud Cinti Province
Tributaries
 - right Agua y Castilla River
Mouth Pilaya River
 - coordinates 21°0′S64°35′W / 21.000°S 64.583°W / -21.000; -64.583 Coordinates: 21°0′S64°35′W / 21.000°S 64.583°W / -21.000; -64.583

Puka Pampa River (Quechua puka red, pampa plain, "red plain", also spelled Puca Pampa) is a Bolivian river in the Chuquisaca Department, Sud Cinti Province, Culpina Municipality. [1] It is a left tributary of the Pilaya River, an important right affluent of the Pillku Mayu. [2]

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.

Chuquisaca Department Place in Bolivia

Chuquisaca is a department of Bolivia located in the center south. It borders on the departments of Cochabamba, Tarija, Potosí, and Santa Cruz. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia.

Sud Cinti is a province in the Bolivian department of Chuquisaca.

The river flows along the villages of Sala Mayu, Puka Pampa and Taruka Kancha. Its main direction is to the south. About 17 km southeast of the village of Pilaya the Puka Pampa River empties into the Pilaya River which is a natural border between the departments of Chuquisaca and Tarija.

Tarija Department Department in Bolivia

Tarija is a department in Bolivia. It is located in south-eastern Bolivia bordering with Argentina to the south and Paraguay to the east. According to the 2012 census, it has a population of 482,196 inhabitants. It has an area of 37,623 km2 (14,526 sq mi). The city of Tarija is the capital of the department.

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References

  1. ↑ Culpina Municipality Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine .: population data and map
  2. ↑ Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)


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