Urqu Jawira (Pedro Domingo Murillo)

Urqu Jawira
River
Name origin: Aymara
Country Bolivia
Region La Paz Department,
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Coordinates 16°31′S 68°6′W / 16.517°S 68.100°W / -16.517; -68.100Coordinates: 16°31′S 68°6′W / 16.517°S 68.100°W / -16.517; -68.100

Urqu Jawira (Aymara urqu male, jawira river,[1] "male river", hispanicized spellings Orkojahuira, Orkojawira) is a Bolivian river in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province. It originates in the Wayllari mountain range. On its way to Choqueyapu River it crosses the city La Paz from north to south in the Putu Putu or Miraflores district.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Urqu (adj.) - Macho. Jawira (s.) - Río con o sin agua.
  2. ↑ revistasbolivianas.org.bo Ximena Medinaceli, ¿La Paz, ciudad de cerros o de ríos?, Universidad Católica Boliviana, 2000


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