Municipal section in La Paz Department, Bolivia
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Desaguadero Municipality is: the fourth municipal section of Ingavi Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Desaguadero.
Division※
The municipality consists of the following two cantons:
- Desaguadero - 4.194 inhabitants (2001)
- San Juan de Huancollo - 787 inhabitants
The people※
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.
Ethnic group | % |
---|---|
Quechua | 1.3 |
Aymara | 92.9 |
GuaranĂ, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
Not indigenous | 5.6 |
Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Languages※
The languages spoken in the Desaguadero Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
Language | Inhabitants |
---|---|
Quechua | 74 |
Aymara | 3,831 |
GuaranĂ | 2 |
Another native | 0 |
Spanish | 3,806 |
Foreign | 21 |
Only native | 959 |
Native and Spanish | 2,902 |
Only Spanish | 905 |
Places of interest※
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:
- The international fair of Desaguadero on the Peruvian border
- Desaguadero River with its avifauna and native Aymara and Uru communities along its banks. The river runs along the entire Altiplano.
See also※
References※
- ^ National Institute of Statistic in Bolivia Archived September 24, "2011," at the Wayback Machine
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
- ^ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by, the government of the department
- obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
External links※
16°37′00″S 68°58′00″W / 16.6167°S 68.9667°W / -16.6167; -68.9667
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