Official Name: | Guaqui Municipality |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Guaqui Municipality within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | La Paz Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ingavi Province |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Nixon Mamani Amaru (2007) |
Leader Title1: | President |
Leader Name1: | Abraham Choque Condori (2007) |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 188 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 7552 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -16.6167°N -68.8333°W |
Elevation M: | 3900 |
Guaqui Municipality is the second municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Guaqui.
The municipality consists of only one canton, Guaqui Canton, identical to the municipality.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[1]
Ethnic group | % |
---|---|
Quechua | 1.3 |
Aymara | 91.1 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.3 |
7.1 | |
Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[2]