| Official Name: | Ingavi Province |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Ingavi_Municipios_map.jpg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of municipalities of Ingavi |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of San Rafael within Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | La Paz Department |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name3: | 7 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Viacha |
| Area Total Km2: | 5410 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 census |
| Population Total: | 134535 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Aymara |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -16.7167°N -68.8333°W |
| Website: | Official website |
Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. This is where the Battle of Ingavi occurred on November 18, 1841, and where the World Heritage Site of Tiwanaku is situated.
During the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón the province was founded on December 16, 1909, with Viacha as its capital.
Ingavi lies on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca. The Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1] [2] [3]
Ingavi Province is divided into seven municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Inhabitants (2001) [4] | Inhabitants (2005, est.) | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 46,596 | 51,540 | ||
| 2nd | 7,552 | 8,608 | ||
| 3rd | 11,309 | 12,936 | Tiwanaku (village) | |
| 4th | 4,981 | 5,395 | ||
| 5th | 6,299 | 6,967 | ||
| 6th | 13,247 | 14,653 | ||
| 7th | 5,922 | 6,774 | ||
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[5]
| Ethnic group | Viacha Municipality (%) | Guaqui Municipality (%) | Tiwanaku Municipality (%) | Desaguadero Municipality (%) | San Andrés de Machaca Municipality (%) | Jesús de Machaca Municipality (%) | Taraco Municipality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Aymara | 84.4 | 91.1 | 96.1 | 92.9 | 96.0 | 94.4 | 96.4 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 12.2 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are:[6]