| Official Name: | Jesús de Machaca Municipality |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Jesús de Machaca 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: | Adrian Aspi Cosme (2008) |
| Leader Title1: | President |
| Leader Name1: | Melicio Llanqui Mita (2008) |
| Established Title: | Foundation |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 955 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 13247 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -16.75°N -68.75°W |
Jesús de Machaca Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It was created by Law No. 2351 on May 7, 2002, during the presidency of Jorge Quiroga Ramírez.[1] Its seat is Jesús de Machaca.
Jesús de Machaca lies south of Lake Titicaca. The Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[2] [3] [4]
The municipality consists of the following ten cantons:[5]
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[6]
| Ethnic group | % |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 0.3 |
| Aymara | 94.4 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
| 4.3 | |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.9 |
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[7]