Viacha Municipality

Viacha Municipality is the first municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Viacha.

Viacha Wiyacha
Municipality
Location of the municipality within Ingavi province
Viacha Location of the Viacha Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°45′0″S 68°20′0″W
Country	Bolivia
Department	La Paz Department
Province	Ingavi Province
Seat	Viacha
Government
• Mayor	Arsenio Lamas Chambi (2007)
• President	Heriberto Quispe Flores (2007)
Area
• Total	326 sq mi (845 km2)
Elevation	12,800 ft (3,900 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	46,596
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Division

The municipality is subdivided into seven cantons:

• Chacoma Irpa Grande - 1,247 inhabitants (2001)
• General José Ballivian - 452 inhabitants
• Ichuraya Grande - 332 inhabitants
• Irpuma Irpa Grande - 1,078 inhabitants
• Viacha - 46,596 inhabitants
• Villa Remedios - 1,449 inhabitants
• Villa Santiago de Chacoma - 438 inhabitants

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	2.9
Aymara	84.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.2
Not indigenous	12.2
Other indigenous groups	0.2

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:

• The town of Viacha
• Viriloco lagoon, a small man made lake in Viacha Canton
• Qalachaka bridge in Viacha Canton
• "Virgen de Letanías" Sanctuary in Viacha Canton
• "Pan de Azúcar" mountain in Viacha Canton
• Fields of the Battle of Ingavi in Viacha Canton

See also

• Katari River
• Q'awiri Qullu
• Wayllani

References

• www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Viacha Municipality

External links

• Viacha Municipality: population data and map (PDF; 630 kB) (Spanish)