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San Andrés de Machaca Municipality

San Andrés de Machaca Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is San Andrés de Machaca.

San Andrés de Machaca Municipality
Municipality
Location of the municipality within Ingavi province
San Andrés de Machaca Municipality
Location of the San Andrés de Machaca Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°54′0″S 69°3′0″W / 16.90000°S 69.05000°W / -16.90000; -69.05000
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceIngavi Province
SeatSan Andrés de Machaca
Government
 • MayorErasmo Ticona Quenta (2008)
 • PresidentFilomena Sarzuri Cruz (2008)
Area
 • Total580 sq mi (1,502 km2)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total6,299
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Division edit

The municipality consists of the following 9 cantons:[1]

  • Chuncarcota de Machaca - 400 inhabitants (2001)
  • Conchacollo de Machaca - 915 inhabitants
  • Laquinamaya - 1.089 inhabitants
  • Mauri - 616 inhabitants
  • Nazacara - 494 inhabitants
  • San Andrés de Machaca - 1.344 inhabitants
  • Sombra Pata - 262 inhabitants
  • Villa Artasivi de Machaca - 873 inhabitants
  • Villa Pusuma Alto de Machaca - 317 inhabitants

The people edit

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

Ethnic group %
Quechua 0.3
Aymara 96.0
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 3.3
Other indigenous groups 0.4

Places of interest edit

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

  • Afiani lagoon in San Andrés de Machaca Canton
  • The chullpa of Kañoma in San Andrés de Machaca Canton
  • The church of San Andrés de Machaca, built between 1806 and 1836

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia
  2. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
  3. ^ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by the government of the department

External links edit

  • San Andrés de Machaca Municipality: population data and map (Spanish)

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