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Quime Municipality
Quime Municipality is the second municipal section of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia, located south-east of the city of La Paz. Its seat is Quime. The coordinates are 16° 59' 0" South, 67° 13' 0". Geography There are three rivers nearby, the Quime River, Chanvillalla River, and Chichipata River. The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: * Ch'amak Qullu * Iskayuni * Jach'a Pukara * Janq'u Quta * Kimsa Willk'i * León Jiwata * Qina Qina * Turini Division The municipality consists of the following cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Bolivia
Bolivia is a unitary state consisting of nine departments ( es, departamentos). Departments are the primary subdivisions of Bolivia, and possess certain rights under the Constitution of Bolivia. Each department is represented in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly—a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Each department is represented by four Senators, while Deputies are awarded to each department in proportion to their total population. Out of the nine departments, La Paz was originally the most populous, with 2,706,351 inhabitants as of 2012 but the far eastern department of Santa Cruz has since surpassed it by 2020; Santa Cruz also claims the title as the largest, encompassing . Pando is the least populated, with a population of 110,436. The smallest in area is Tarija, encompassing . Departments Former Departments By population Notes See also * ISO 3166-2:BO, the ISO codes for the departments of Bolivia. * Bolivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jach'a Pukara (Inquisivi)
Jach'a Pukara (Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''pukara'' fortress, "big fortress", Hispanicized spelling ''Jachcha Pucara'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality. Jach'a Pukara lies at the river Chaka Jawira whose waters flow to the La Paz River The Choqueyapu River, sometimes called the La Paz River, is a river in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. It belongs to the drainage basin of the Amazon. The river originates in a spring called Achachi Qala (Aymara: ''achachi'' border stone, old, g ... in the north. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallatani Lake
__NOTOC__ Wallatani (Aymara ''wallata'' snow ball, snow lump / Andean goose, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a snow ball", "the one with a snow lump" or "the one with the Andean goose", hispanicized spelling ''Huallatani'') is a lake in the Bolivian Andes situated in the southern section of the Cordillera Kimsa Cruz. It is situated 4,939 m high at the foot of the mountains WallataniIGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco' and San Luis (5,620 m), near Jach'a Khunu Qullu and Wayna Khunu Qullu in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality. It is the highest body of water on which anyone has ever sailed, after Peter Williams, Brian Barrett, Gordon Siddeley and Keith Robinson did so on November 19, 1977. See also * Ch'uxña Quta * Itapalluni Itapalluni (Aymara ''itapallu'' nettle, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a nettle") is a mountain located in the Bolivian Andes, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laram Quta (Inquisivi)
__NOTOC__ Laram Quta ( Aymara ''larama'' blue, ''quta'' lake, "blue lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Laramcota'') is a lake in Bolivia in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality. Satellite photo showing Laram Quta ("Laguna Laramcota") south east of the village Waña Quta ("Huanacota") It lies on the western slope of the , at the foot of the Laram Quta and Mount Gigante, north west of the lake |
Cantons Of Bolivia
On the level below municipalities, Bolivia is divided into 1374 cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ... (''cantones''). Subdivisions of Bolivia {{bolivia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turini
Turini (Aymara ''turi'' tower, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with a tower", also spelled ''Torrini'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality, and in the Inquisivi Province Inquisivi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. During the presidency of José Ballivián it was created on November 2, 1844. The capital of the province is Inquisivi. Geography The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the provinc ..., Quime Municipality. Turini lies northeast of Taruja Umaña and the lake named Warus Quta References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qina Qina
Qina Qina ( Aymara ''qina qina'' an Andean cane flute, also for something full of holes, see ''Flauta de caña'' and ''Qina qina'' Hispanicized spelling ''Quina Quina'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, in the south-west of the Quime Municipality. Qina Qina lies east of Wallatani Huallatane (possibly from Aymara ''wallata'' snow ball, snow lump / Andean goose, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
León Jiwata
León Jiwata (Spanish ''león'' lion (here referring to the puma), Aymara ''jiwata'' dead, "dead lion", Hispanicized spelling ''León Jihuata'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,680 metres (18,635 ft) high. It lies in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range between the mountain Yaypuri in the north west and Jach'a Khunu Qullu in the south east, south east of Mount San Enrique. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality. : population data and map showing Yaypuri and San Enrique. León Jiwata lies south east of San Enrique according to the sketch map of E. Echevarría. See also * |
Kimsa Willk'i
Kimsa Willk'i (Aymara ''kimsa'' three, ''willk'i'' gap "three gaps", also spelled ''Quimsa Willkhi'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, in the south of the Quime Municipality. Kimsa Willk'i is situated south-east of the mountain Wisk'achani. The lakes Muyu Quta ''(Muyu Khota)'' and Wiska Quta ''(Wisca Khota)'' lie at its feet, north-west of it. (unnamed) The river Quta K'uchu ("lake corner", ''Khotakhuchu'') which later is called Tres Cruzes (Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ... for "three crosses") originates at the mountain. It flows to the south-west as a tributary of Río Monte Blanco (Spanish for "white mountain river"). References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janq'u Quta (Inquisivi)
Janq'u Quta (Aymara ''janq'u, '' white, ''quta'' lake, "white lake", also spelled ''Jankho Khota'') is a mountain in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality. Janq'u Quta lies south-east of the mountain Mama Uqllu In Inca mythology, Mama Ocllo, or more precisely Mama Uqllu, was deified as a mother and fertility goddess. In one legend she was a daughter of Inti and Mama Killa, and in another the daughter of Viracocha (Wiraqucha) and Mama Qucha. In all of .... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iskayuni
Iskayuni ( Aymara ''iskayu'' headdress, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with the headdress", also spelled ''Escayuni'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality Quime Municipality is the second municipal section of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia, located south-east of the city of La Paz. Its seat is Quime. The coordinates are 16° 59' 0" South, 67° 13' 0". Geography Ther .... Iskayuni lies northeast of Wisk'achani. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paz Department (Bolivia)
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises with a 2012 census population of 2,706,359 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with adjacent Peru. It contains the '' Cordillera Real'', which reaches altitudes of . Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the ''Yungas'', the steep eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains that make the transition to the Amazon River basin to the northeast. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz and is the administrative city and seat of government/national capital of Bolivia. Provinces The Department of La Paz is divided into 20 provinces (''provincias'') which are further subdivided into 85 municipalities (''municipios'') and - on the fourth level - into cantons. The provinces with their capitals are: Government The chief executive office of Bolivia's departments (since May 2010) is the Governor; before then, the office was called the Prefect, and until 2006 the prefect was appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
