San Pablo de Lípez Municipality explained

Official Name:San Pablo de Lípez
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:Sur Lípez Province
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:San Pablo de Lípez
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:2523
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Quechua
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:-4
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-22.1167°N -79°W
Elevation M:4400

San Pablo de Lípez Municipality is the first municipal section of the Sur Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pablo de Lípez.

Geography

The highest mountain of the municipality is Uturunku at 6008m (19,711feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1] [2] [3]

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[4]

Ethnic group%
Quechua81.5
Aymara0.8
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.0
17.5
Other indigenous groups0.1

References

  1. Web site: San Pablo de Lípez. . INE, Bolivia. October 16, 2015.
  2. Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Volcán Juriques SF-19-11
  3. BIGM map 1:50,000 San Pablo de Lípez 6228-I
  4. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

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