Colquechaca Municipality

Colquechaca (in hispanicized spelling) or Qullqichaka (Quechua qullqi silver, money, chaka bridge,[1] "silver bridge") is the first municipal section of the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Colquechaca.

Colquechaca
Qullqichaka
Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Location within Potosí Department
Colquechaca is located in Bolivia
Colquechaca
Colquechaca
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°53′S 66°5′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceChayanta Province
SeatColquechaca
Area
 • Total713 sq mi (1,846 km2)
Elevation
13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total31,037
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Ayoma
  • Colquechaca
  • Macha
  • Rosario
  • Surumi

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[2]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 95.3
Aymara 0.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0
Not indigenous 3.8
Other indigenous groups 0.0

References
  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Bolivian Quechua dictionary (Quechua - Spanish, Spanish Quechua)
  2. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)


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