Omasuyos | |
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— Province — | |
Lake Wiñaymarka | |
Location of Omasuyos Province within Bolivia | |
Provinces of the La Paz Department | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Municipalities | 4 |
Capital | Achacachi |
Area | |
• Total | 797.3 sq mi (2,065 km2) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 85,702 |
• Density | 107.5/sq mi (41.5/km2) |
• Ethnicities | Aymara |
Area code(s) | BO.LP.FT |
Omasuyos is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Achacachi.
The province is situated in the Altiplano bordered to the north by the Muñecas Province, to the north-east by the Larecaja Province, to the south-east by the Los Andes Province, to the south and west by Lake Titicaca and to the north-west by the Eliodoro Camacho Province.
The province is divided into six municipalities.[1][2]
Municipality | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) [3] |
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Achacachi Municipality | Achacachi | 70,503 including separated cantons |
Ancoraimes Municipality | Ancoraimes | 561 |
Huarina Municipality | Huarina | 1,308 |
Santiago de Huata Municipality | Santiago de Huata | 576 |
Huatajata Municipality | Huatajata | |
Chúa Cocani Municipality | Chúa Cocani |
Huarina and Santiago de Huata, and Huatajata and Chúa Cocani received the status of municipalites in 2005, 2009, and 2010, respectively. Formerly they were cantons of the Achacachi Municipality.