Escoma Municipality
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| Escoma | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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  Escoma | |
| Coordinates: 15°37′0″S 69°9′0″W / 15.61667°S 69.15000°WCoordinates: 15°37′0″S 69°9′0″W / 15.61667°S 69.15000°W | |
| Country |
 Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Eliodoro Camacho Province |
| Foundation | February 6, 2009 |
| Seat | Escoma |
| Elevation | 13,000 ft (4,000 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,077 |
Escoma Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Eliodoro Camacho Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It was created on February 6, 2009. Until then this area was part of the Viacha Municipality.[1] Its seat is Escoma with 576 inhabitants in the year 2001.[2]
Escoma Municipality is situated in the Altiplano on the western edge of the Cordillera Real. It is bordered to the north-east, north and west by the Puerto Acosta Municipality, to the south by Lake Titicaca, to the south-east by the Puerto Carabuco Municipality and to the east by the Mocomoco Municipality.
Division
The municipality is divided into four cantons:
| Canton | Inhabitants (2001)[3] | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Escoma Canton | 5,097 | Escoma |
| Challapata Peninsula Canton | 905 | Challapata |
| Collasuyo Canton | 561 | Collasuyo |
| Villa Puni Canton | 514 | Villa Puni |
Formerly all these cantons which now make up the Escoma Municipality belonged to the Viacha Municipality.
References
- ↑ www.bolivia.com (Spanish)
- ↑ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (Spanish)
- ↑ www.ine.gov.bo
External links
- Population data of Puerto Acosta Municipality in 2001 and map (still including Escoma Canton and Umanata Canton)
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