Official Name: | Llica Municipality |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Potosí Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Daniel Campos Province |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | Llica |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 3272 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 2901 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Aymara |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -20.1667°N -90°W |
Elevation M: | 4000 |
Llica Municipality is the first municipal section of the Daniel Campos Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Llica.
The municipality is situated on the western side of the Salar de Uyuni bordering Tahua Municipality. To the north it is bordered by the Oruro Department, to the south by the Nor Lipez Province and to the west by Chile.
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1]
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The municipality consists of the following cantons:
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]
Ethnic group | % |
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Quechua | 5.7 |
Aymara | 86.9 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
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Other indigenous groups | 0.3 |