Official Name: | Uyuni Municipality |
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: | Uyuni |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 18705 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Quechua, Aymara |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -20.05°N -122°W |
Elevation M: | 3650 |
Uyuni Municipality is the first municipal section of the Antonio Quijarro Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Uyuni.
The municipality lies at the Uyuni salt flat.
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1]
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua and Aymara descent.[2]
Ethnic group | % |
---|---|
Quechua | 52.9 |
Aymara | 24.2 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
22.6 | |
Other indigenous groups | 0.2 |