Colcha "K" Municipality

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Colcha "K" Municipality
Municipality
Lake Kara in Colcha "K" Municipality
Lake Kara in Colcha "K" Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Location within Potosí Department
Colcha "K" Municipality is located in Bolivia
Colcha "K" Municipality
Colcha "K" Municipality
Location within Bolivia
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Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Nor Lípez Province
Seat Colcha "K"
Elevation 12,500 ft (3,800 m)
Population (2001)
 • Total 9,645
 • Ethnicities Quechua
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

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:[1][2][3][4][5]

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Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:[6]

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[7]

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

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  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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia
  7. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)


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