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Municipality in Potosí Department, Bolivia
Yocalla Municipality
Municipality
Cordillera de los Frailes, looking west. Pari Chata (Yocalla Municipality) is on the right in the background, left of it is the Pillku Mayu valley.Cordillera de los Frailes, looking west. Pari Chata (Yocalla Municipality) is on the right in the background, left of it is the Pillku Mayu valley.
Location within Potosí DepartmentLocation within Potosí Department
Yocalla Municipality is located in BoliviaYocalla MunicipalityYocalla MunicipalityLocation within Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°23′S 65°55′W / 19.383°S 65.917°W / -19.383; -65.917
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceTomás Frías Province
SeatYocalla
Population
 • Total8,046
 • EthnicitiesQuechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Yocalla Municipality is the second municipal section of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Yocalla.

Geography

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

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Salinas de Yocalla
  • Santa Lucia
  • Yocalla

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Ethnic group %
Quechua 93.8
Aymara 0.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 5.7
Other indigenous groups 0.1

See also

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Potosí (Oeste) 6435-III, Puna 6435-III
  2. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

External links

Potosí Department
Capital: Potosí
Provinces
Municipalities (and seats)


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