| Copacabana Municipality | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Copacabana and Lake Titicaca | |
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Copacabana Municipality
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Manco Kapac Province |
| Seat | Copacabana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Armando Callisaya Quispe |
| • President | Adela Calizaya de Mamani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.2 sq mi (174 km2) |
| Elevation | 12,631 ft (3,850 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 14,586 |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Copacabana Municipality is the first municipal section of the Manco Kapac Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Copacabana.
Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun) and Chelleca island are situated within the municipality.
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The municipality is divided into three cantons.
| Canton | Inhabitants (2001)[1] | Seat |
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| Copacabana Canton | 8,194 | Copacabana |
| Lokha Canton | 2,388 | Lokha |
| Zampaya Canton | 4,004 | Zampaya |
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymaran descent.
| Ethnic group | % |
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| Quechua | 0.9 |
| Aymara | 95.9 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
| Not indigenous | 3.0 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
The languages spoken in the Copacabana Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
| Language | Inhabitants |
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| Quechua | 185 |
| Aymara | 11,825 |
| Guaraní | 6 |
| Another native | 4 |
| Spanish | 10,713 |
| Foreign | 81 |
| Only native | 3,020 |
| Native and Spanish | 8,858 |
| Only Spanish | 1,857 |