Uyuni Municipality Explained

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.

Geography

The municipality lies 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 Quechua and Aymara descent.[2]

Ethnic group%
Quechua52.9
Aymara24.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.2
22.6
Other indigenous groups0.2

External links

Notes and References

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