Llica Municipality

Llica Municipality
Municipality
A farmer is digging salt on the Salar de Uyuni
Location within Potosí Department
Llica Municipality Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°10′S 68°22′W / 20.167°S 68.367°WCoordinates: 20°10′S 68°22′W / 20.167°S 68.367°W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Daniel Campos Province
Seat	Llica
Area
• Total	1,263 sq mi (3,272 km^2)
Elevation	13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population (2001)
• Total	2,901
• Ethnicities	Aymara
Time zone	-4 (UTC-4)

Llica Municipality is the first municipal section of the Daniel Campos Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Llica.

The municipality is situated on the western side of the Salar de Uyuni bordering Tahua Municipality. To the north it is bordered by the Oruro Department, to the south by the Nor Lipez Province and to the west by Chile.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:^[1]

Chayanta Chuku Qullu Ch'alla Qullu Ch'api Qullu Ch'iyar Qullu Iru Phutunqu Jaruma Mancha Muru Qullu

Pampa Qullu Pata Chuwa Chuwani Piqa Pukara Phaq'u Qullu Qhuya Qhuyani Tara Qullu Tankani Tutuni

Thuwa Umani Wallqani Waylla Waylla Q'awa Wila Jaqhi Wila Qullu

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

• Cahuana
• Canquella
• Chacoma
• Llica
• Palaya
• San Pablo de Napa
• Tres Cruces

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.^[2]

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	5.7
Aymara	86.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.1
Not indigenous	7.1
Other indigenous groups	0.3

References

1. "Llica". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
2. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

External links

• Llica Municipality: population data and map