Viacha Municipality is the first municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Viacha.

Division

The municipality is subdivided into seven cantons:

  • Chacoma Irpa Grande - 1,247 inhabitants (2001) [1]
  • General José Ballivian - 452 inhabitants
  • Ichuraya Grande - 332 inhabitants
  • Irpuma Irpa Grande - 1,078 inhabitants
  • Viacha - 46,596 inhabitants
  • Villa Remedios - 1,449 inhabitants
  • Villa Santiago de Chacoma - 438 inhabitants

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 2.9
Aymara 84.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.2
Not indigenous 12.2
Other indigenous groups 0.2

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[3]

  • The town of Viacha
  • Viriloco lagoon, a small man made lake in Viacha Canton
  • Qalachaka bridge in Viacha Canton
  • "Virgen de Letanías" Sanctuary in Viacha Canton
  • "Pan de Azúcar" mountain in Viacha Canton
  • Fields of the Battle of Ingavi in Viacha Canton

See also

References

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistic of Bolivia Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
  3. ^ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Archived May 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by the government of the department
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacha_Municipality
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