Quime Municipality
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| Quime | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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| Nickname(s): Un lugar de descanso | |
| Motto: luchar hasta el final | |
  Quime | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′S 67°20′W / 16.750°S 67.333°W | |
| Country |
 Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Inquisivi Province |
| Seat | Quime |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Mayor | Paulino Villanueva Oyardo |
| • Sub Mayor | Panfilo Marca |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,338 |
| Time zone | -4 (UTC-4) |
Quime Municipality is the second municipal section of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia, located south-east of the city of La Paz. Its seat is Quime.
The coordinates are 16° 59' 0" South, 67° 13' 0".
The climate is perfect since the town is between the mountains and the tropic, it has a large vegetation mostly eucalyptus, you can feel the nice aroma of the eucalyptus when you near Quime, it has 3 beautiful rivers, the water is clear like the air, the name of the rives are: Quime River, Chanvillalla River, Chichipata River .
Division
The municipality consists of the following cantons:[1]
- Choquetanga Canton - 2,537 inhabitants (2001)
- Figueroa Canton - 149 inhabitants
- Waña Quta Canton - 69 inhabitants
- Quime Canton - 4,583 inhabitants
See also
References
Coordinates: 16°45′00″S 67°20′00″W / 16.75°S 67.3333°W
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