Llica Municipality Explained

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.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1]

  • Pampa Qullu
  • Pata Chuwa Chuwani
  • Piqa
  • Pukara
  • Phaq'u Qullu
  • Qhuya Qhuyani
  • Tara Qullu
  • Tankani
  • Tutuni

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]

Ethnic group%
Quechua5.7
Aymara86.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.1
7.1
Other indigenous groups0.3

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Llica . INE, Bolivia . October 16, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014153611/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=051401&tipo=1 . October 14, 2014 .
  2. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)