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Porco Municipality

Coordinates: 19°45′S 66°0′W / 19.750°S 66.000°W / -19.750; -66.000
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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

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

Subdivision

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The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Churcuita
  • Kunturiri
  • Karma
  • Porco
  • Chaquilla

The people

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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

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References

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