Chuquihuta Municipality, also Chuquihuta Ayllu Jucumani, is the fourth
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
Potosí Department
Potosí (; Aymara language, Aymara: ''Putusi''; qu, P'utuqsi) is a Departments of Bolivia, department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km2 with 823,517 inhabitants (2012 census). The capital is the city of Potosí.
It is most ...
in
Bolivia
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. Its seat is
Chuquihuta (hispanicized spelling ''Chuquiuta'',
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
Chuqi Uta, "gold house"). The municipality was created on June 17, 2009. Formerly the area was a
canton (Chuquiuta Canton, Chuquihuta Canton) of the
Uncía Municipality.
See also
*
Jach'a Jawira
References
External links
Uncía Municipality: population data and map, showing Chuquiuta Canton, now Chuquihuta Municipality
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Municipalities of Potosí Department