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Poopó Municipality

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Country
  
Bolivia

Cantons
  
3

Elevation
  
3,700 m

Population
  
7,587 (2012)

Canton
  
3

Department
  
Oruro Department

Seat
  
Poopó

Area
  
697 km²

Province
  
Poopó Province

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Poopó Municipality is the first municipal section of the Poopó Province in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Poopó.

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Map of Poopo, Bolivia

Geography

The municipality lies east of the Desaguadero River where it connects Uru Uru Lake and Poopó Lake.

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

Subdivision

The municipality is divided into three cantons.

  • Coripata Canton
  • Poopó Canton
  • Venta y Media Canton
  • Languages

    The languages spoken in the Poopó Municipality are mainly Spanish, Quechua and Aymara .

    References

    Poopó Municipality Wikipedia