Llallagua Municipality

Llallagua
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Municipality

Llallagua

Location within Potosí Department
Llallagua

Location within Bolivia

Coordinates: 18°22′S 66°36′W / 18.367°S 66.600°W / -18.367; -66.600Coordinates: 18°22′S 66°36′W / 18.367°S 66.600°W / -18.367; -66.600
Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Rafael Bustillo Province
Seat Llallagua
Population (2001)
  Total 36,909
  Ethnicities Quechua, Aymara
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Llallagua Municipality is the third municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Llallagua.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua and Aymara descent.[1]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 71.6
Aymara 12.8
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.3
Not indigenous 15.1
Other indigenous groups 0.2

References

  1. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

External links

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