Tinguipaya Municipality

Tinguipaya Municipality
Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Tinguipaya Municipality Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°23′S 66°0′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Tomás Frías Province
Seat	Tinguipaya
Population  (2001)
• Total	21,794
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	UTC-4 (-4)

Tinguipaya Municipality is the first municipal section of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Tinguipaya.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

• Anthura, created 9 November 1992
• Tinguipaya, created 29 December 1949

Geography

The municipality is located in the interadean zone with heights between 3,100 m and 4,882 m Malmisa being the highest elevation. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:

Malmisa, 4,882 m Yana Qaqa, 4,858 m Wila Salla, 4,784 m Puka Qucha Punta, 4,756 m Yuraq Urqu, 4,742 m Jach'a Q'awa, 4,718 m Salla Punta, 4,640 m Wayna Potosí, 4,630 m

Kuntur Nasa, 4,645 m Wayllita Punta, 4,626 m Wila Salla, 4,616 m Warmi Wañuna, 4,600 m Qiwiña Punta, 4,530 m Janq'u Janq'u, 4,500 m Kunturiri, 4,450 m Pä Qullu Punta, 4,400 m

Q'illu Kancha, 4,350 m Kuntur Maña, 4,240 m Qura Waña, 4,180 m Sayasta, 4,170 m T'inki, 4,080 m Wankarani, 3,945 m

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	94.7
Aymara	0.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.0
Not indigenous	5.1
Other indigenous groups	0.0

See also

• Jatun Mayu

External links

• Tinguipaya Municipality: population data and map