Jesús de Machaca Municipality

Jesús de Machaca Municipality
Municipality

Location of the municipality within Ingavi province
Jesús de Machaca Municipality

Location of the Jesús de Machaca Municipality within Bolivia

Coordinates: 16°45′0″S 68°45′0″W / 16.75000°S 68.75000°W / -16.75000; -68.75000Coordinates: 16°45′0″S 68°45′0″W / 16.75000°S 68.75000°W / -16.75000; -68.75000
Country Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Ingavi Province
Seat Jesús de Machaca
Government
 • Mayor Adrian Aspi Cosme (2008)
 • President Melicio Llanqui Mita (2008)
Area
 • Total 369 sq mi (955 km2)
Population (2001)
 • Total 13,247

Jesús de Machaca Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It was created by Law No. 2351 on May 7, 2002, during the presidency of Jorge Quiroga Ramírez.[1] Its seat is Jesús de Machaca.

Geography

Jesús de Machaca lies south of Lake Titicaca. The Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[2][3][4]

Division

The municipality consists of the following ten cantons:[5]

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[6]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 0.3
Aymara 94.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 4.3
Other indigenous groups 0.9

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ www.legislacionmunicipal.fam.bo (Spanish)
  2. ↑ IGM map 1:50,000 5844-III Guaqui
  3. ↑ IGM map 1:50,000 5843-I Sacacani
  4. ↑ IGM map 1:50,000 Tiahuanacu 5844-II
  5. ↑ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia
  6. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
  7. ↑ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Tourist guide by the government of the department
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