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Colcha "K" Municipality

Coordinates: 20°57′S 67°17′W / 20.950°S 67.283°W / -20.950; -67.283
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Colcha "K" Municipality
Municipality
Lake Kara in Colcha "K" Municipality
Lake Kara in Colcha "K" Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Location within Potosí Department
Colcha "K" Municipality is located in Bolivia
Colcha "K" Municipality
Colcha "K" Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°57′S 67°17′W / 20.950°S 67.283°W / -20.950; -67.283
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceNor Lípez Province
SeatColcha "K"
Elevation
12,500 ft (3,800 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total9,645
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

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.

Geography

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The municipality lies at the Uyuni salt flat.

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1][2][3][4][5]

Subdivision

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The municipality consists of the following cantons:[6]

The people

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The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[7]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 88.3
Aymara 5.6
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 6.0
Other indigenous groups 0.1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Colcha "K"". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  2. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Chiguana 6030-IV
  3. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Chilala 6031-IV
  4. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Villa Martín 6031-I
  5. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  6. ^ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)