Chuquihuta Municipality Explained

Official Name:Chuquihuta
Native Name:Chuqi Uta
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:Rafael Bustillo Province
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Chuquihuta
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:6658
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-18.6333°N -86°W

Chuquihuta Municipality, also Chuquihuta Ayllu Jucumani, is the fourth municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Chuquihuta (hispanicized spelling Chuquiuta, Aymara Chuqi Uta, "gold house"). The municipality was created on June 17, 2009. Formerly the area was a canton (Chuquiuta Canton, Chuquihuta Canton) of the Uncía Municipality.

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