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 | |
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Municipality | |
 Vacas wi its lakes Pilawit'u on the left an Qullpaqucha in the centre | |
  Vacas Municipality Location o the Quillacollo Municipality athin Bolivie | |
| Coordinates: 17°36′0″S 65°36′0″W / 17.60000°S 65.60000°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Depairtment | Cochabamba Depairtment |
| Province | Quillacollo Province |
| Cantons | 1 |
| Foondation | 1986 |
| Seat | Vacas |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Teófilo Vásquez Santos (2010) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 334 km2 (129 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,400 - 4,420 m (−11,100 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 12,511 |
| • Density | 44/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]
Geografie
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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
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Leeteratur
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References
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eedit- Map of Vacas Municipality
- Population data and map of Vacas Municipality Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Images of Vacas
- Betty Veizaga and the group Pukaj Wayra: Aires de mi tierra (Takipayanaku)
- Escuela Superior de Formación de Maestros «Ismael Montes» Archived 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
