Quiabaya Municipality

Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia
15°37′00″S 68°46′00″W / 15.6167°S 68.7667°W / -15.6167; -68.7667Country BoliviaDepartmentLa Paz DepartmentProvinceLarecaja ProvinceSeatQuiabayaGovernment
 • MayorJorge Callisaya Peralta (2007) • PresidentAurelio Machicado Miranda (2007)Area
 • Total51 sq mi (132 km2) • 50 sq mi (120 km2)Elevation
10,000 ft (3,000 m)Population
(from 2012 census)
 • Total2,684 • Urban density980/sq mi (378/km2)Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Quiabaya Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Quiabaya.

Languages

The languages spoken in the Quiabaya Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 33
Aymara 2.269
Guaraní 0
Another native 2
Spanish 1.391
Foreign 6
Only native 1.023
Native and Spanish 1.256
Only Spanish 135

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

See also

  • Achachi Qala
  • Saywani
  • Tawqani

References

  • www.ine.gob.bo / census 2001: Quiabaya Municipality

External links

  • Old map of Larecaja Province (showing its previous political division)
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