Vacas Municipality

Vacas Municipality (Quechua name: Wak'as, derivin frae Wak'a) is the seicont municipal section o the Arani Province in the Cochabamba Depairtment in central Bolivie. Its caipital is Vacas kent as the "Laund o the potato" (Quechua: Papaq llaqtan, Spaingie: La patria de la papa). Durin the Inca Empire Vacas servit as a tampu alang the Inca road seestem that led tae Inkallaqta an Pocona.

Vacas Municipality
Municipality
Vacas wi its lakes Pilawit'u on the left an Qullpaqucha in the centre
Vacas wi its lakes Pilawit'u on the left an Qullpaqucha in the centre
Vacas Municipality is located in Bolivie
Vacas Municipality
Vacas Municipality
Location o the Quillacollo Municipality athin Bolivie
Coordinates: 17°36′0″S 65°36′0″W / 17.60000°S 65.60000°W / -17.60000; -65.60000
Kintra Bolivie
DepairtmentCochabamba Depairtment
ProvinceQuillacollo Province
Cantons1
Foondation1986
SeatVacas
Govrenment
 • MayorTeófilo Vásquez Santos (2010)
Area
 • Total334 km2 (129 sq mi)
Elevation
3,400 - 4,420 m (−11,100 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total12,511
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Area code(s)30502

It is bordered tae the north bi the Tiraque Province, tae the wast bi the Arani Municipality, tae the sooth bi the Mizque Province an tae the sootheast bi the Carrasco Province, an it is sizit 334 km².[1]

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Asiruqucha

The municipality is kent for its lochs some o which belang tae the lairgest anes in the Cochabamba Depairtment, Parqu Qucha an Asiru Qucha, follaeed bi Junt'utuyu, Qullpa Qucha, Pilawit'u an Yanatama. Thare are some smawer rivers like Phaqcha Mayu an Challwa Mayu an Turu Wayq'u is ane o the watterfaws athin the municipality. Prominent muntains are Kuntur Puñuna, Khurupampa, P'allqaluma, Juch'uy Llallawa an Quturipunta.

Veelages eedit

  • Challwamayu
  • Chiwalaki
  • Ch'akiqucha
  • Ch'allaqawa
  • Junt'utuyu
  • Kañara
  • Misuk'ani
  • Muyuqch'ipa
  • Parirun
  • Parququcha
  • Pilawit'u
  • Phaqchapata
  • P'isqumayu
  • Qullpaqucha
  • Rudiyu
  • Sapillikha
  • Tuturapampa
  • Wak'as
  • Yanatama
  • Yiwakancha
  • Waynillu

Leeteratur eedit

  • A Revolution for our Rights - Indigenous Struggles for Land and Justice in Bolivia, 1880–1952, Excerpt online: page 72 ff

References eedit

  1. Estadísticas e Indicadores Sociodemográficos Productivos y Financieros por Municipio (INE) 2005 Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine

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