Sacabamba Explained

Official Name:Sacabamba
Native Name:Saqapampa
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sacabamba within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: Cochabamba Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Esteban Arce Province
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sacabamba Municipality
Subdivision Type4:Canton
Subdivision Name4:Sacabamba Canton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:636
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-17.8°N -65.75°W

Sacabamba (Quechua: Saqapampa) is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the capital of Sacabamba Municipality, the fourth municipal section of Esteban Arce Province. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 636.

The jawless fish Sacabambaspis, discovered in the nearby Anzaldo Formation, was named after this town.

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