Official Name: | Apolo Municipality |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Apolo Municipality within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | La Paz Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Franz Tamayo Province |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Alejandro Huanca Gemio (2007) |
Leader Title1: | President |
Leader Name1: | Felix Oblitas Garcia (2007) |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 13781 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 13271 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Quechua |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -14.5°N -68.25°W |
Elevation M: | 1400 |
Apolo Municipality is the first municipal section of the Franz Tamayo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Apolo.
Apolo Municipality is bordered to the east by Beni Department, San Buenaventura and Palos Blancos Municipalities, to the west by Peru and Pelechuco Municipality, to the north by Ixiamas and San Buenaventura Municipalities and to the south by Teoponte, Guanay, Mapiri and Charazani Municipalities.
Apolo Municipality is subdivided into the following five cantons:[1]
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are:[2]