Santa Elena River

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Santa Elena
River
Name origin: Spanish
Country Bolivia
Region Chuquisaca Department
Municipality Nor Cinti Province
Tributaries
 - right Kunturiri, Emeterio, Quemado Mayu

The Santa Elena River is a river of Bolivia in the Chuquisaca Department, Nor Cinti Province, partly on the border of Inka Wasi Municipality and San Lucas Municipality. [1] It is a right affluent of the upper 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.

Nor Cinti Province Province in Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia

Nor Cinti is a province in the Bolivian department of Chuquisaca. Its capital is Camargo.

See also

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References

  1. Inka Wasi Municipality: 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)