Colquechaca Municipality is the first municipal section o the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Depairtment in Bolivie. Its seat is Colquechaca.
Colquechaca Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 18°53′S 66°5′W | |
Kintra | Bolivie |
Depairtment | Potosí Depairtment |
Province | Chayanta Province |
Seat | Colquechaca |
Area | |
• Total | 1846 km2 (713 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4000 m (13,000 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 31,037 |
• Ethnicities | Quechua |
Time zone | UTC-4 (-4) |
Qullqichaka which is the proper spellin o the compoond Quechua wird means "siller brig" (qullqi: siller, money; chaka: brig).[1]
The municipality consists o the follaein cantons:
- Ayoma
- Colquechaca
- Macha
- Rosario
- Surumi
The fowk are predominantly indigenous citizens o Quechua descent.[2]
Ethnic group | % |
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Quechua | 95.3 |
Aymara | 0.9 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.0 |
No indigenous | 3.8 |
Ither indigenous groups | 0.0 |
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