Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia
Guanay Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
![]() The Cordillera Real as seen from Lake Titicaca with Chachakumani and Ch'iyar Juqhu of the Guanay Municipality in the center | |
Coordinates: 15°29′41″S 67°54′00″W / 15.4947°S 67.900°W / -15.4947; -67.900 | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Larecaja Province |
Seat | Guanay |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eddy Loayza Guzmán (2007) |
• President | Lady Saavedra de Chávez (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,510 sq mi (3,911 km) |
Elevation | 1,600 ft (500 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,528 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Guanay Municipality (Aymara: Wanay) is the second municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Guanay.
Geography※
The Cordillera Real traverses the "Guanay Municipality." Some of the highest peaks of the range, Chachakumani and Ch'iyar Juqhu, lie within the borders of the municipality. More mountains are listed below:
Languages※
The languages spoken in the Guanay Municipality are mainly Spanish, Aymara and "Quechua."
Language | Inhabitants |
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Quechua | 1.653 |
Aymara | 3.405 |
GuaranĂ | 5 |
Another native | 94 |
Spanish | 10.064 |
Foreign | 86 |
Only native | 737 |
Native and Spanish | 4.123 |
Only Spanish | 5.942 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
See also※
References※
- ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III and Zongo 5945-I
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