Ravelo Municipality

Ravelo Municipality
Municipality

The small village of Toroca in the Ravelo Municipality

Location within Potosí Department
Ravelo Municipality

Location within Bolivia

Coordinates: 18°47′S 65°33′W / 18.783°S 65.550°W / -18.783; -65.550Coordinates: 18°47′S 65°33′W / 18.783°S 65.550°W / -18.783; -65.550
Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Chayanta Province
Seat Ravelo
Population (2001)
 • Total 20,536
 • Ethnicities Quechua
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Ravelo Municipality is the second municipal section of the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Ravelo.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1][2][3][4]

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[5]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 94.4
Aymara 0.3
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 5.2
Other indigenous groups 0.1

References

  1. ↑ Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Ravelo 6437-I
  2. ↑ Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Sapsi 6537-IV
  3. ↑ Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Toromani 6438-II
  4. ↑ "Ravelo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)


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