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San Andrés de Machaca Municipality

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Country
  
Bolivia

Seat
  
San Andrés de Machaca

Population
  
6,299 (2001)

Department
  
La Paz Department

Area
  
1,502 km²

Province
  
Ingavi Province

San Andrés de Machaca Municipality

San Andrés de Machaca Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is San Andrés de Machaca.

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Division

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Chuncarcota de Machaca - 400 inhabitants (2001)
  • Conchacollo de Machaca - 915 inhabitants
  • Laquinamaya - 1.089 inhabitants
  • Mauri - 616 inhabitants
  • Nazacara - 494 inhabitants
  • San Andrés de Machaca - 1.344 inhabitants
  • Sombra Pata - 262 inhabitants
  • Villa Artasivi de Machaca - 873 inhabitants
  • Villa Pusuma Alto de Machaca - 317 inhabitants

    • The people

    The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.

    Places of interest

    Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:

  • Afiani lagoon in San Andrés de Machaca Canton
  • The chullpa of Kañoma in San Andrés de Machaca Canton
  • The church of San Andrés de Machaca, built between 1806 and 1836

    • References

    San Andrés de Machaca Municipality Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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