| Official Name: | Atocha Municipality |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Potosí Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sud Chichas Province |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Atocha |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Braulio Flores |
| Leader Title1: | President |
| Established Title: | Foundation |
| Established Date: | September 21, 1963 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 9,536 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Quechua |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -21.1°N -68°W |
Atocha Municipality is the second municipal section of the Sud Chichas Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Atocha. It is located within the Andes mountain range.
Atocha Municipality was created on September 21, 1963 by Law No. 245[1] consisting of the following seven cantons: Chocaya, Portugalete, San Vicente, Santa Bárbara, Tacmari, Guadalupe and Chorolque Viejo.
The National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia INE lists eight divisions of the municipality of Atocha:[2] Atocha, Chorolque, Chorolque Viejo, Portugalete, Chocaya, Guadalupe, San Vicente, Santa Bárbara.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[3]
| Ethnic group | % |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 70.6 |
| Aymara | 2.8 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
| 26.4 | |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
The languages spoken in the municipality are mainly Spanish and Quechua .
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 4,910 |
| Aymara | 274 |
| Guaraní | 11 |
| Another native | 1 |
| 8,580 | |
| Foreign | 26 |
| Only native | 395 |
| Native and Spanish | 4,602 |
| Only Spanish | 3,979 |
Ref: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
The colonial settlement Atocha Viejo ("Old Atocha") as well as the land relief are a tourist attraction.