Viacha Municipality

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Viacha

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Municipality
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Location of the municipality within Ingavi province
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Viacha
Location of the Viacha Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°45′0″S68°20′0″W / 16.75000°S 68.33333°W / -16.75000; -68.33333 Coordinates: 16°45′0″S68°20′0″W / 16.75000°S 68.33333°W / -16.75000; -68.33333
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Ingavi Province
Seat Viacha
Government
  MayorArsenio Lamas Chambi (2007)
  PresidentHeriberto Quispe Flores (2007)
Area
  Total326 sq mi (845 km2)
Elevation
12,800 ft (3,900 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total46,596
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Viacha Municipality is the first municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Viacha.

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Division

The municipality is subdivided into seven cantons:

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. [2]

Ethnic group%
Quechua 2.9
Aymara 84.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.2
Not indigenous 12.2
Other indigenous groups0.2

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are: [3]

See also

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References

  1. National Institute of Statistic of Bolivia Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
  3. www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Archived May 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by the government of the department