Eliodoro Camacho is a

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in the La Paz Department in

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situated at

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. Its seat is

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. Camacho Province is situated in the western region of the La Paz Department bordered to the north by the

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, to the east by the

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, to the south by the

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, to the west by

and

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located in the

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. Camacho Province was created during the presidency of General

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on November 5, 1908, named after the Bolivian politician and officer Eliodoro Camacho. Originally it was composed of the cantons Huaycho, Escoma, Carabuco, Italaque, Mocomoco and Ambaná. Huaycho became the capital of the province under the name "Puerto Acosta" (meaning: "Port Acosta") in honor of the writer Nicolás Acosta (1844 - 1893).

Subdivision

The province is divided into five

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(Spanish) which are further subdivided into cantons. File:Pä qala qullu luma.jpg, File:Medios de transporte.jpg, Transport in Eliodoro Camacho Province

External links

Map of the Eliodoro Camacho Province

References

Provinces of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub

Subdivision

See also

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