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Municipality in Potosí Department, Bolivia
Colcha "K" Municipality
Municipality
Lake Kara in Colcha "K" MunicipalityLake Kara in Colcha "K" Municipality
Location within Potosí DepartmentLocation within Potosí Department
Colcha "K" Municipality is located in BoliviaColcha "K" MunicipalityColcha "K" MunicipalityLocation within Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°57′S 67°17′W / 20.950°S 67.283°W / -20.950; -67.283
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceNor Lípez Province
SeatColcha "K"
Elevation12,500 ft (3,800 m)
Population
 • Total9,645
 • EthnicitiesQuechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Colcha "K" Municipality is the first municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Colcha "K" or Villa Martín.

Geography

The municipality lies at the Uyuni salt flat.

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Ethnic group %
Quechua 88.3
Aymara 5.6
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 6.0
Other indigenous groups 0.1

See also

References

  1. "Colcha "K"". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  2. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Chiguana 6030-IV
  3. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Chilala 6031-IV
  4. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Villa Martín 6031-I
  5. "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  6. National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)


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