San Pedro de Tiquina | |
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— Municipality — | |
Strait of Tiquina, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia | |
San Pedro de Tiquina
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Coordinates: | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Manco Kapac Province |
Seat | San Pedro de Tiquina |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gregorio Argani Quispe |
• President | Freddy Poma Peñaranda |
Area | |
• Total | 23.2 sq mi (60 km2) |
Elevation | 12,631 ft (3,850 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 6,093 |
• Ethnicities | Aymara |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
San Pedro de Tiquina Municipality is the second municipal section of the Manco Kapac Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pedro de Tiquina.
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The municipality is divided into five cantons.
Canton | Inhabitants (2001)[1] | Seat |
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Calata San Martin Canton | 1,282 | Calata de San Martin |
San Pablo de Tiquina Canton | 1,474 | San Pablo de Tiquina |
San Pedro de Tiquina Canton | 839 | San Pedro de Tiquina |
Santiago de Ojje Canton | 516 | Santiago de Ojje |
Villa Amacari Canton | 1,982 | Villa Amacari |
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymaran descent.
Ethnic group | % |
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Quechua | 1.1 |
Aymara | 91.6 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
Not indigenous | 6.9 |
Other indigenous groups | 0.2 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
The languages spoken in the San Pedro de Tiquina Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
Language | Inhabitants |
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Quechua | 114 |
Aymara | 4,884 |
Guaraní | 3 |
Another native | 8 |
Spanish | 4,440 |
Foreign | 41 |
Only native | 1,409 |
Native and Spanish | 3,518 |
Only Spanish | 924 |