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Colcha "K" Municipality

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Country
  
Bolivia

Seat
  
Colcha "K"

Elevation
  
3,800 m

Province
  
Nor Lípez Province

Department
  
Potosí Department

Time zone
  
-4 (UTC-4)

Population
  
9,645 (2001)

Colcha

Colcha "K" Municipality is the first municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Colcha "K" or Villa Martín.

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Geography

The municipality lies at the Uyuni salt flat.

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Atulcha Canton - 102 inhabitants (2001)
  • Chuvica Canton - 53 inhabitants
  • Calcha "K" Canton - 617 inhabitants
  • Cocani Canton - 1.982 inhabitants
  • Colcha "K" Canton - 1.229 inhabitants
  • Julaca Canton - 61 inhabitants
  • Llavica Canton - 274 inhabitants
  • Río Grande Canton - 777 inhabitants
  • San Cristóbal Canton - 1.980 inhabitants
  • San Juan Canton - 981 inhabitants
  • Santiago Canton - 509 inhabitants
  • Santiago de Agencha Canton - 258 inhabitants
  • Soniquera Canton - 822 inhabitants

    • The people

    The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

    References

    Colcha "K" Municipality Wikipedia
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