- Colquechaca Municipality
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Colquechaca Municipality — Municipality — Location within Bolivia
Colquechaca MunicipalityCoordinates: 18°53′S 66°5′W / 18.883°S 66.083°WCoordinates: 18°53′S 66°5′W / 18.883°S 66.083°W Country 
BoliviaDepartment Potosí Department Province Chayanta Province Seat Colquechaca Area - Total 712.7 sq mi (1,846 km2) Elevation 13,123 ft (4,000 m) Population (2001) - Total 31,037 - Ethnicities Quechua Time zone -4 (UTC-4) Colquechaca Municipality is the first municipal section of the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Colquechaca.
Qullqichaka which is the proper spelling of the compound Quechua word means "silver bridge" (qullqi: silver, money; chaka: bridge).[1]
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Subdivision
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
- Ayoma
- Colquechaca
- Macha
- Rosario
- Surumi
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[2]
Ethnic group % Quechua 95.3 Aymara 0.9 Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0 Not indigenous 3.8 Other indigenous groups 0.0 References
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Bolivian Quechua dictionary (Quechua - Spanish, Spanish Quechua)
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
External links
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