Official Name: | Tarapaya |
Settlement Type: | Canton |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tarapaya within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Potosí Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tomás Frías Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Potosí Municipality |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | Tarapaya |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 1042 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -19.4833°N -113°W |
Elevation M: | 3336 |
Tarapaya is one of the cantons of the Potosí Municipality, the capital municipality of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. During the census of 2001 it had 1,042 inhabitants.[1] Its seat is Tarapaya with a population of 11 in 2001. It is situated east of Tarapaya River.
Being close to Potosí the thermal springs called "Ojo del Inca" (Eye of the Inca) in Tarapaya are often visited by tourists.