Official Name: | Viacha |
Native Name: | Wiyacha |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Viacha Municipality within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | La Paz Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ingavi Province |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Arsenio Lamas Chambi (2007) |
Leader Title1: | President |
Leader Name1: | Heriberto Quispe Flores (2007) |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 845 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 46596 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -16.75°N -68.3333°W |
Elevation M: | 3900 |
Viacha Municipality is the first municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Viacha.
The municipality is subdivided into seven cantons:
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]
Ethnic group | % |
---|---|
Quechua | 2.9 |
Aymara | 84.4 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
12.2 | |
Other indigenous groups | 0.2 |
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[3]