Quime Municipality
Quime | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Quime | |
| Nickname: Un lugar de descanso | |
| Motto: luchar hasta el final | |
  Quime Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′S 67°20′W / 16.750°S 67.333°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Inquisivi Province |
| Seat | Quime |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Mayor | Paulino Villanueva Oyardo |
| • Sub Mayor | Panfilo Marca |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 7,338 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Quime Municipality is the second municipal section of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia, located south-east of the city of La Paz. Its seat is Quime. The coordinates are 16° 59' 0" South, 67° 13' 0".
Geography
There are three rivers nearby, the Quime River, Chanvillalla River, and Chichipata River.
The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1][2][3]
Division
The municipality consists of the following cantons:[4]
- Choquetanga Canton - 2,537 inhabitants (2001)
- Figueroa Canton - 149 inhabitants
- Waña Quta Canton - 69 inhabitants
- Quime Canton - 4,583 inhabitants
See also
References
- ^ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia, see sketch map p. 153
- ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Choquetanga Chico 6143-IV
- ^ IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
- ^ National Institute of Statistic in Bolivia Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
