Tinguipaya Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Location within Potosí Department | |
Coordinates: 19°23′S 66°0′W / 19.383°S 66.000°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Potosí Department |
Province | Tomás Frías Province |
Seat | Tinguipaya |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 21,794 |
• Ethnicities | Quechua |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Tinguipaya Municipality is the first municipal section of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Tinguipaya.
Subdivision
[edit]The municipality consists of the following cantons:
- Anthura, created 9 November 1992
- Tinguipaya, created 29 December 1949
Geography
[edit]The municipality is located in the interadean zone with heights between 3,100 m and 4,882 m Malmisa being the highest elevation. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1]
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The people
[edit]The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[2]
Ethnic group | % |
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Quechua | 94.7 |
Aymara | 0.2 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.0 |
Not indigenous | 5.1 |
Other indigenous groups | 0.0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Plan de Desarrollo Municipal Tinguipaya 2008 – 2012[permanent dead link] (Spanish)
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
External links
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