Tahua Municipality Explained

Official Name:Tahua Municipality
Native Name:Tawa
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:Tahua
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:3272
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:2166
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Aymara
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-20.3°N -91°W
Elevation M:3700

Tahua Municipality is the second municipal section of the Daniel Campos Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Tahua.

Geography

Tahua Municipality lies in the Altiplano at the Uyuni salt flat.

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

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

The people

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

Ethnic group%
Quechua6.0
Aymara90.5
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.1
3.3
Other indigenous groups0.0

See also

References

  1. Web site: Tahua. . INE, Bolivia. October 16, 2015.
  2. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

External links