Porco Municipality

Porco Municipality
Municipality
Porco
Porco
Location within Potosí Department
Location within Potosí Department
Porco Municipality is located in Bolivia
Porco Municipality
Porco Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°45′S 66°0′W / 19.750°S 66.000°W / -19.750; -66.000
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceAntonio Quijarro Province
SeatPorco
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,959
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Porco Municipality is the third municipal section of the Antonio Quijarro Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Porco.

Geography

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

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Churcuita
  • Kunturiri
  • Karma
  • Porco
  • Chaquilla

The people

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

Ethnic group %
Quechua 90.1
Aymara 1.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 7.7
Other indigenous groups 0.1

See also

References

  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Porco 6434-IV
  2. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

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