Llallagua Municipality

Llallagua
Llallawa
Municipality
Llallagua

Location within Potosí Department
Llallagua
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°22′S 66°36′W / 18.367°S 66.600°W / -18.367; -66.600Coordinates: 18°22′S 66°36′W / 18.367°S 66.600°W / -18.367; -66.600
Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Rafael Bustillo Province
Seat Llallagua
Population (2001)
 • Total 36,909
 • Ethnicities Quechua, Aymara
Time zone UTC-4 (-4)

Llallagua Municipality is the third municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Llallagua.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Llallagua
  • Jachojo

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua and Aymara descent.[1]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 71.6
Aymara 12.8
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.3
Not indigenous 15.1
Other indigenous groups 0.2

References

  1. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
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