Chayanta Municipality is the second municipal section of the

Rafael Bustillo Province Rafael Bustillo is a province in the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its name honors the Bolivian diplomat and foreign secretary Rafael Bustillo († 1886). The capital of the province is Uncía with a population of 5,709 in the year 2001, the larg ...

in the

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n Potosí Department. It was created on October 8, 1908, during the presidency of

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and is now one of four (until June 2009: three) municipalities of the province. Its seat is Chayanta.

Location

Chayanta Municipality is situated in the north of the Potosí Department. To the north and north east it is bordered by the

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, to the east by the

Charcas Province Charcas is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is San Pedro de Buena Vista (955 inhabitants in 2001).Chayanta Province Chayanta is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Colquechaca. Location Chayanta province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 18° 23' and 19° 6' South and ...

, to the south and south west by the

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and to the west and north west by the

Llallagua Municipality Llallagua Municipality is the third municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Llallagua. Subdivision The municipality consists of the following cantons: * Llallagua * Jachojo The peo ...

Cantons

The municipality is divided into nine cantons: *Amayapampa Canton, created December 27, 1899 *Amaya Canton, created December 1, 1865 *Chayanta Canton, created December 1, 1865 *Ch'iwta Qala Qala Canton (Chiuta Cala Cala), created January 24, 1969 *Quwataka Canton (Coataca), created December 6, 1962 *Irupata Canton, created December 21, 1988 *Nueva Qulcha Canton (Nueva Colcha / Qollcha), created November 9, 1992 *Phana Kachi Canton, created December 1, 1865 *Río Verde Quila Quila Canton, created January 15, 1963

Geography

Chayanta Municipality lies in a mainly mountainous region with heights between 2,960 m and 4,364 m the highest mountain being Lawqi Q'asa in Paya Pampa. Some of the highest elevations are Llachusaya (4,294 m), Lichusaya (4,254), Apillpiña (4,236 m), Qutani (4,126 m), Suritinisa (4,100 m), Apachita (4,023 m), Jirapampa (4,005 m), Chisi Raya (3,970 m), Marka Qullu (3,943 m) and Uyu Jisk'a Qala (3.885 m). The lowest elevations are in the river basins of

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and Ch'iwta River (2,960 m) at their confluence.

Population

The 2001

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stated a population of 14,165 inhabitants in the Chayanta Municipality. Some of the most populated places are: * in Amayapampa Canton: Amayapampa (837) * in Aymaya Canton: Amaya (513) * in Chayanta Canton: Chayanta (2,072 inhabitants), Entre Ríos (468), Llallawita (202) * in Quwataka Canton: Quwataka (574), Qaluqsa (Calojsa) (126) * in Irupata Canton: Irupata (298), Chayanta Qala Qala (289), Pata Pata (176), Wink'i (162) * in Nueva Qullcha Canton: Pichata (414) * in Phana Kachi Canton: Q'upana (571), Phana Kachi (449),

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(183), Ch'akiri (Chaqueri) (169)

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of a newborn is 51 years,

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among the over-15-year old is 63%, and 85% of the population is rural. The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

References

apemin.eu
Plan de Desarrollo Municipal Chayanta 2008 - 2012 (Spanish)

External links

Chayanta Municipality: population data and map
{{Authority control Municipalities of Potosí Department