Urmiri Municipality

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Urmiri Municipality
Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Urmiri Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°30′S 66°10′W / 19.500°S 66.167°W / -19.500; -66.167Coordinates: 19°30′S 66°10′W / 19.500°S 66.167°W / -19.500; -66.167
Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Tomás Frías Province
Seat Urmiri
Population (2001)
 • Total 2,025
 • Ethnicities Quechua, Aymara
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Urmiri Municipality is the third municipal section of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Urmiri.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Cahuayo
  • Urmiri

The people

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

Ethnic group %
Quechua 49.3
Aymara 46.6
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0
Not indigenous 4.1
Other indigenous groups 0.1

References

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

External links

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