Official Name: | Viacha |
Other Name: | vaicha |
Native Name: | Wiyacha |
Nickname: | wacha |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ingavi Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Viacha Municipality |
Area Total Km2: | 4.7 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 38457 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -16.6533°N -68.3017°W |
Elevation M: | 3871 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cwc |
Viacha is a city in Bolivia, situated in the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department. Viacha lies in the Altiplano, 22 km southwest of La Paz. Transportation to and from the city includes cars, buses, and a train.[1]
Viacha is home to one of the largest cement factories in Bolivia, Cemento Viacha,' which is part of SOBOCE https://web.archive.org/web/20090512015007/http://www.soboce.com/WebSoboce/principal.htm. Other sources of income for the city include agriculture, mainly consisting of potatoes.
The location of Viacha, which lies close to Lake Titicaca and Tiawanaku, makes it a cultural center for the Irohito-Urus. These descendants of the Incas have lived in this area for hundreds of years.[2]