Ravelo Municipality

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Ravelo Municipality
Municipality
The small village of Toroca in the Ravelo Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Ravelo Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°47′S 65°33′W / 18.783°S 65.550°W / -18.783; -65.550Coordinates: 18°47′S 65°33′W / 18.783°S 65.550°W / -18.783; -65.550
Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Chayanta Province
Seat Ravelo
Population (2001)
  Total 20,536
  Ethnicities Quechua
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Ravelo Municipality is the second municipal section of the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Ravelo.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Antora
  • Huaycoma
  • Pitantora
  • Ravelo
  • Tomoyo
  • Toroca

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[1]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 94.4
Aymara 0.3
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 5.2
Other indigenous groups 0.1

References

  1. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

External links

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