Tahua Municipality

Tahua Municipality
Tawa
Municipality
The village of Coquesa and Salar de Uyuni in Tahua Municipality
The village of Coquesa and Salar de Uyuni in Tahua Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Location within Potosí Department
Tahua Municipality is located in Bolivia
Tahua Municipality
Tahua Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°18′S 67°24′W / 20.300°S 67.400°W / -20.300; -67.400
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceDaniel Campos Province
SeatTahua
Area
 • Total
1,263 sq mi (3,272 km2)
Elevation
12,100 ft (3,700 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
2,166
 • Ethnicities
Aymara
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Tahua Municipality is the second municipal section of the Daniel Campos Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Tahua.

Geography

Tahua Municipality lies in the Altiplano at the Uyuni salt flat.

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1]

  • Ch'iyar Qullu
  • Jisk'a Wat'a
  • Lluqu Lluqu
  • Muruq'u Qullu
  • Wila Qullu
  • Wila Wilani
  • Jorth Carolina

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

The people

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

Ethnic group %
Quechua 6.0
Aymara 90.5
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 3.3
Other indigenous groups 0.0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tahua". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  2. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

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