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Viacha Municipality

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Country
  
Bolivia

Province
  
Ingavi Province

Elevation
  
12,800 ft (3,900 m)

Department
  
La Paz Department

Seat
  
Viacha

Viacha Municipality

Viacha Municipality is the first municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Viacha.

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Division

The municipality is subdivided into seven cantons:

  • Chacoma Irpa Grande - 1,247 inhabitants (2001)
  • General José Ballivian - 452 inhabitants
  • Ichuraya Grande - 332 inhabitants
  • Irpuma Irpa Grande - 1,078 inhabitants
  • Viacha - 46,596 inhabitants
  • Villa Remedios - 1,449 inhabitants
  • Villa Santiago de Chacoma - 438 inhabitants
  • The people

    The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.

    Places of interest

    Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:

  • The town of Viacha
  • Viriloco lagoon, a small man made lake in Viacha Canton
  • Qalachaka bridge in Viacha Canton
  • "Virgen de Letanías" Sanctuary in Viacha Canton
  • "Pan de Azúcar" mountain in Viacha Canton
  • Fields of the Battle of Ingavi in Viacha Canton
  • References

    Viacha Municipality Wikipedia