Colquechaca Municipality
Colquechaca Municipality is the first municipal section o the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Depairtment in Bolivie. Its seat is Colquechaca.
Colquechaca Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Colquechaca Municipality Location athin Bolivie | |
| Coordinates: 18°53′S 66°5′W / 18.883°S 66.083°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Depairtment | Potosí Depairtment |
| Province | Chayanta Province |
| Seat | Colquechaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1846 km2 (713 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4000 m (13,000 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 31,037 |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (-4) |
Qullqichaka which is the proper spellin o the compoond Quechua wird means "siller brig" (qullqi: siller, money; chaka: brig).[1]
Subdiveesion
eeditThe municipality consists o the follaein cantons:
- Ayoma
- Colquechaca
- Macha
- Rosario
- Surumi
The fowk
eeditThe fowk are predominantly indigenous citizens o Quechua descent.[2]
| Ethnic group | % |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 95.3 |
| Aymara | 0.9 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.0 |
| No indigenous | 3.8 |
| Ither indigenous groups | 0.0 |
References
eedit- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Bolivian Quechua dictionary (Quechua - Spaingie, Spaingie Quechua)
- ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)