Chayanta Municipality

Chayanta Municipality
—  Municipality  —
Chayanta Municipality Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°25′S 66°23′W / 18.417°S 66.383°W / -18.417; -66.383Coordinates: 18°25′S 66°23′W / 18.417°S 66.383°W / -18.417; -66.383
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Rafael Bustillo Province
Seat	Chayanta
Population (2001)
- Total	14,165
- Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	-4 (UTC-4)

Chayanta Municipality is the second municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province in the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its seat is Chayanta.

Location

It is one of three municipalities (municipios) in the province, bordered by the Uncía Municipality in the southwest and the Llallagua Municipality in the northwest.

Population

The 2001 census stated a population of 14,165 inhabitants in the Chayanta Municipality. Life expectancy of a newborn is 51 years, literacy among the over-15-year old is 63%, and 85% of the population is rural.

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

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	87.8
Aymara	9.8
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.0
Not indigenous	2.2
Other indigenous groups	0.1

Cantons

The municipality is divided into nine cantons (cantones):

• Amayapampa Canton
• Amaya Canton
• Chayanta Canton
• Chiuta Cala Cala Canton
• Coataca Canton
• Irupata Canton
• Nueva Colcha Canton
• Panacachi Canton
• Río Verde Canton

References

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

External links

• Chayanta Municipality: population data and map
• Index of Development in Chayanta Municipio (Spanish)