Omasuyos Province

Omasuyos
—  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.

Subdivision

The province is divided into six municipalities.[1][2]

Municipality Seat Inhabitants (2001) [3]
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.

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