Guanay Municipality Explained

Official Name:Guanay Municipality
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Viacha Municipality within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:La Paz Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Larecaja Province
Seat Type:Seat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Eddy Loayza Guzmán (2007)
Leader Title1:President
Leader Name1:Lady Saavedra de Chávez (2007)
Established Title:Foundation
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:3911
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:11528
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-15.4947°N -67.9°W
Elevation M:500

Guanay Municipality (Aymara: Wanay) is the second municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Guanay.

Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the Guanay Municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the range, Chachakumani and Ch'iyar Juqhu, lie within the borders of the municipality. More mountains are listed below:[1]

Languages

The languages spoken in the Guanay Municipality are mainly Spanish, Aymara and Quechua.

LanguageInhabitants
Quechua1.653
Aymara3.405
Guaraní5
Another native 94
10.064
Foreign86
Only native737
Native and Spanish4.123
Only Spanish5.942

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III and Zongo 5945-I