Yocalla Municipality

Yocalla Municipality
Municipality
Cordillera de los Frailes, looking west. Pari Chata (Yocalla Municipality) is on the right in the background, left of it is the Pillku Mayu valley.
Location within Potosí Department
Yocalla Municipality Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°23′S 65°55′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Tomás Frías Province
Seat	Yocalla
Population  (2001)
• Total	8,046
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	UTC-4 (-4)

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

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:

• Achakana
• Chawpi Urqu
• Jalsuri
• Jatun Pampa
• Jatun Qaqa
• Jatun Q'asa
• Kuntur Nasa
• Kunturiri
• Pari Chata
• Puka Urqu
• T'ula P'ujru
• Waylla Qullu
• Waylla Q'asa
• Wichhu Qullu
• Wila Salla
• Wila Sirka

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

• Salinas de Yocalla
• Santa Lucia
• Yocalla

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	93.8
Aymara	0.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.1
Not indigenous	5.7
Other indigenous groups	0.1

See also

• Pillku Mayu

External links

• Yocalla Municipality: population data and map