Desaguadero Municipality
Municipal section in La Paz Department, Bolivia
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Desaguadero Municipality is the fourth municipal section of Ingavi Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Desaguadero.
Division
The municipality consists of the following two cantons:[1]
- Desaguadero - 4.194 inhabitants (2001)
- San Juan de Huancollo - 787 inhabitants
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]
Ethnic group | % |
---|---|
Quechua | 1.3 |
Aymara | 92.9 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
Not indigenous | 5.6 |
Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Languages
The languages spoken in the Desaguadero Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
Language | Inhabitants |
---|---|
Quechua | 74 |
Aymara | 3,831 |
Guaraní | 2 |
Another native | 0 |
Spanish | 3,806 |
Foreign | 21 |
Only native | 959 |
Native and Spanish | 2,902 |
Only Spanish | 905 |
Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[3]
- The international fair of Desaguadero on the Peruvian border
- Desaguadero River with its avifauna and native Aymara and Uru communities along its banks. The river runs along the entire Altiplano.
See also
- Janq'u Jaqhi
- Jilarata
References
- ^ National Institute of Statistic in Bolivia Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
- ^ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by the government of the department
- obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
External links
- Desaguadero Municipality: population data and map (Spanish)
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Capital: La Paz
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(and seats)
- Achacachi (Achacachi)
- Achocalla (Achocalla)
- Alto Beni (Caserío Nueve)
- Ancoraimes (Ancoraimes)
- Apolo (Apolo)
- Aucapata (Aucapata)
- Ayata (Ayata)
- Ayo Ayo (Ayo Ayo)
- Batallas (Batallas)
- Cairoma (Cairoma)
- Cajuata (Cajuata)
- Calacoto (Calacoto)
- Calamarca (Calamarca)
- Caquiaviri (Caquiaviri)
- Caranavi (Caranavi)
- Catacora (Catacora)
- Chacarilla (Chacarilla)
- Charaña (Charaña)
- Chulumani (Chulumani)
- Chuma (Chuma)
- Collana (Collana)
- Colquencha (Colquencha)
- Colquiri (Colquiri)
- Comanche (Comanche)
- Combaya (Combaya)
- Copacabana (Copacabana)
- Coripata (Coripata)
- Coro Coro (Coro Coro)
- Coroico (Coroico)
- Curva (Curva)
- Desaguadero (Desaguadero)
- El Alto (El Alto)
- Escoma (Escoma)
- General Juan José Pérez (Charazani)
- Guanay (Guanay)
- Guaqui (Guaqui)
- Huarina (Huarina)
- Ichoca (Ichoca)
- Inquisivi (Inquisivi)
- Irupana (Irupana)
- Ixiamas (Ixiamas)
- Jesús de Machaca (Jesús de Machaca)
- La Asunta (La Asunta)
- La Paz (La Paz)
- Laja (Laja)
- Licoma Pampa (Licoma)
- Luribay (Luribay)
- Malla (Malla)
- Mapiri (Mapiri)
- Mecapaca (Mecapaca)
- Mocomoco (Mocomoco)
- Nazacara de Pacajes (Nazacara)
- Palca (Palca)
- Palos Blancos (Palos Blancos)
- Papel Pampa (Papel Pampa)
- Patacamaya (Patacamaya)
- Pelechuco (Pelechuco)
- Pucarani (Pucarani)
- Puerto Acosta (Puerto Acosta)
- Puerto Carabuco (Puerto Carabuco)
- Puerto Pérez (Puerto Perez)
- Quiabaya (Quiabaya)
- Quime (Quime)
- San Andrés de Machaca (San Andrés de Machaca)
- San Buenaventura (San Buenaventura)
- San Pedro de Curahuara (San Pedro de Curahuara de Carangas)
- San Pedro de Tiquina (San Pedro de Tiquina)
- Santiago de Callapa (Callapa)
- Santiago de Huata (Santiago de Huata)
- Santiago de Machaca (Santiago de Machaca)
- Sapahaqui (Sapahaqui)
- Sica Sica (Sica Sica)
- Sorata (Sorata)
- Tacacoma (Tacacoma)
- Taraco (Taraco)
- Teoponte (Teoponte)
- Tiwanaku (Tiwanaku)
- Tipuani (Tipuani)
- Tito Yupanqui (Tito Yupanqui)
- Umala (Umala)
- Umanata (Umanata)
- Viacha (Viacha)
- Waldo Ballivián (Tumarapi)
- Yaco (Yaco)
- Yanacachi (Yanacachi)
- Anallajsi
- Ancohuma
- Chacaltaya
- Chachakumani
- Chawpi Urqu
- Ch'iyar Juqhu
- Illampu
- Illimani
- Jach'a Khunu Qullu
- Jach'a Waracha
- Janq'u Qullu
- Kunturiri (Los Andes)
- Kunturiri (Bolivia-Chile)
- Layqa Qullu
- Machu Such'i Qhuchi
- Mururata
- Phaq'u Kiwuta
- Qalsata
- Sirk'i Qullu
- Uma Jalanta
- Wayna Khunu Qullu
- Wayna Potosí
- Wila Lluxi
- Wiluyu Janq'u Uma
16°37′00″S 68°58′00″W / 16.6167°S 68.9667°W / -16.6167; -68.9667
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