| Eliodoro Camacho | |
|---|---|
| — Province — | |
| Suches River, Umanata | |
| Location of Eliodoro Camacho Province within Bolivia | |
| Provinces of the La Paz Department | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Municipalities | 5 |
| Foundation | November 5, 1908 |
| Capital | Puerto Acosta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,139 sq mi (15,900 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 57,745 |
| • Density | 72/sq mi (27.8/km2) |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara |
Eliodoro Camacho is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia situated at Lake Titicaca. Its seat is Puerto Acosta.
Camacho Province is situated in the western region of the La Paz Department bordered to the north by the Muñecas Province, to the east by the Larecaja Province, to the south by the Omasuyos Province, to the west by Lake Titicaca and Moho Province located in the Puno Region of Peru.
During the presidency of general Ismael Montes Camacho Province was created on November 5, 1908,[1] named after the Bolivian politician and officer Eliodoro Camacho. Originally it was composed by the cantons Huaycho, Escoma, Carabuco, Italaque, Mocomoco and Ambaná. Huaycho became the capital of the province under the name Puerto Acosta (meaning: "Port Acosta") in honor of the writer Nicolás Acosta (1844 - 1893).[2]
The province is divided into five municipalities [3] which are further subdivided into cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) [4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Puerto Acosta Municipality | Puerto Acosta | 1,123 |
| 2nd | Mocomoco Municipality | Mocomoco | 444 |
| 3rd | Puerto Carabuco Municipality | Puerto Carabuco | 416 |
| 4th | Umanata Municipality (also Humanata Municipality) | Umanata (also Humanata) | 192 |
| 5th | Escoma Municipality | Escoma | 576 |