San Pedro de Quemes Municipality explained

Official Name:San Pedro de Quemes
Settlement Type:Municipality
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:Nor Lípez Province
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:San Pedro de Quemes
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:4291
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:815
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Quechua
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-21.05°N -86°W
Elevation M:4000

San Pedro de Quemes (Quechua: Qimis) is the second municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pedro de Quemes.

Geography

The municipality lies at the Uyuni salt flat.

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Many of the mountains and volcanoes are a natural border to Chile.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:[6]

The people

The people are mainly not indigenous and 45,0% are citizens of Quechua descent.[7]

Ethnic group%
Quechua45.0
Aymara6.3
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.2
48.3
Other indigenous groups0.2

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Pedro de Quemes. . October 16, 2015.
  2. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Chiguana 6030-IV
  3. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Chilala 6031-IV
  4. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Villa Martín 6031-I
  5. Web site: South America Maps. . Joint Operations Graphic. October 16, 2015.
  6. http://www.ine.gob.bo National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia
  7. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)