Guaqui Municipality
Appearance
Guaqui Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Location of the municipality within Ingavi province | |
Coordinates: 16°37′0″S 68°50′0″W / 16.61667°S 68.83333°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Ingavi Province |
Seat | Guaqui |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nixon Mamani Amaru (2007) |
• President | Abraham Choque Condori (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 73 sq mi (188 km2) |
Elevation | 12,800 ft (3,900 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 7,552 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Guaqui Municipality is the second municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Guaqui.
Division
[edit]The municipality consists of only one canton, Guaqui Canton, identical to the municipality.
The people
[edit]The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[1]
Ethnic group | % |
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Quechua | 1.3 |
Aymara | 91.1 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.3 |
Not indigenous | 7.1 |
Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Places of interest
[edit]Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[2]
- Guaqui festivity from July 23 to July 25 celebrated in honour of Apostle James
- Apostle James church of Guaqui built between 1625 and 1784
- Guaqui port
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
- ^ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by the government of the department
External links
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