Tomave Municipality Explained

Official Name:Tomave
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:Antonio Quijarro Province
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Tomave
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:12764
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Quechua
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-20.1333°N -87°W

Tomave Municipality is the second municipal section of the Antonio Quijarro Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Uyuni.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1] [2]

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons: Apacheta, Calasaya, Cuchagua, Opoco, San Francisco de Tarana, Tacora, Ticatica, Tolapampa, Tomave, Ubina, Viluyo and Yura.

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[3]

Ethnic group%
Quechua93.1
Aymara3.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.1
3.5
Other indigenous groups0.2

References

  1. Web site: Tomave. . October 16, 2015.
  2. BIGM map 1:50,000 6335-III Cerro Keucha
  3. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)