San Pablo de Lípez Municipality

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San Pablo de Lípez
Municipality
Laguna Colorada, Quetena Grande
Laguna Colorada, Quetena Grande
Location within Potosí Department
Location within Potosí Department
San Pablo de Lípez is located in Bolivia
San Pablo de Lípez
San Pablo de Lípez
Location within Bolivia
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Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Sur Lípez Province
Seat San Pablo de Lípez
Elevation 14,400 ft (4,400 m)
Population (2001)
 • Total 2,523
 • Ethnicities Quechua
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

San Pablo de Lípez Municipality is the first municipal section of the Sur Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pablo de Lípez.

Geography

The highest mountain of the municipality is Uturunku at 6,008 m (19,711 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1][2][3]

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Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Quetena Grande - 621 inhabitants (2001)
  • San Antonio de Lípez - 505 inhabitants
  • San Pablo de Lípez - 1,397 inhabitants

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[4]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 81.5
Aymara 0.8
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0
Not indigenous 17.5
Other indigenous groups 0.1

References

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  2. Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Volcán Juriques SF-19-11
  3. BIGM map 1:50,000 San Pablo de Lípez 6228-I
  4. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

External links


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