Tahua Municipality

Tahua Municipality
Tawa
Municipality

The village of Coquesa and Salar de Uyuni in Tahua Municipality

Location within Potosí Department
Tahua Municipality

Location within Bolivia

Coordinates: 20°18′S 67°24′W / 20.300°S 67.400°W / -20.300; -67.400Coordinates: 20°18′S 67°24′W / 20.300°S 67.400°W / -20.300; -67.400
Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Daniel Campos Province
Seat Tahua
Area
 • Total 1,263 sq mi (3,272 km2)
Elevation 12,100 ft (3,700 m)
Population (2001)
 • Total 2,166
 • Ethnicities Aymara
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Tahua Municipality is the second municipal section of the Daniel Campos Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Tahua.

Geography

Tahua Municipality lies in the Altiplano 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 Aymara descent.[2]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 6.0
Aymara 90.5
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 3.3
Other indigenous groups 0.0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tahua". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)


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