Official Name: | San Andrés de Machaca Municipality |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the San Andrés 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 |
Seat: | San Andrés de Machaca |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Erasmo Ticona Quenta (2008) |
Leader Title1: | President |
Leader Name1: | Filomena Sarzuri Cruz (2008) |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 1502 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 6299 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -16.9°N -69.05°W |
San Andrés de Machaca Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is San Andrés de Machaca.
The municipality consists of the following 9 cantons:[1]
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]
Ethnic group | % |
---|---|
Quechua | 0.3 |
Aymara | 96.0 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
3.3 | |
Other indigenous groups | 0.4 |
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[3]