Colcha "K" Municipality

Colcha "K" Municipality
—  Municipality  —
Lake Kara in Colcha "K" Municipality
Colcha "K" Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates:
Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Nor Lípez Province
Seat Colcha "K"
Elevation 12,467 ft (3,800 m)
Population (2001)
 • Total 9,645
 • Ethnicities Quechua
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Colcha "K" Municipality is the firstmunicipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Colcha "K" or Villa Martín.

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Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:[1]

The people

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

Ethnic group %
Quechua 88.3
Aymara 5.6
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 6.0
Other indigenous groups 0.1

References

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia
  2. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

External links

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