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.
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.
The municipality consists of the following cantons:[6]
The people are mainly not indigenous and 45,0% are citizens of Quechua descent.[7]
Ethnic group | % |
---|---|
Quechua | 45.0 |
Aymara | 6.3 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
48.3 | |
Other indigenous groups | 0.2 |