Irupana Municipality Explained

Official Name:Irupana
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:La Paz Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Sud Yungas Province
Seat Type:Seat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Clemente Mamani Condorena (2007)
Leader Title1:President
Established Title:Foundation
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:11383
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-16.5°N -97°W
Elevation M:1800

Irupana Municipality or Villa de Lanza Municipality is the second municipal section of the Sud Yungas Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Irupana.

Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. The highest peaks of the municipality is Illimani at 64380NaN0 above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:[1] [2] [3]

Subdivision

Irupana Municipality is divided into six cantons.

CantonInhabitants (2001)[4] SeatInhabitants (2001)
Irupana 4,465 1,882
Lambate 2,693 Lambate 347
Laza 800 Laza 164
Taca 1,080 Taca 183
Chicaloma 1,177 634
Victorio Lanza 1,168 Victorio Lanza 181

See also

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Araca 6043-I
  2. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Lambate 6044-II
  3. Web site: Irupana . INE, Bolivia . March 18, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326001211/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=021102&tipo=1 . March 26, 2016 .
  4. http://www.ine.gob.bo www.ine.gob.bo

External links

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