Llica Municipality is the first
municipal section of the
Daniel Campos Province
Daniel Campos is a province in the north-western parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. It is named after the poet Daniel Campos who originated from this area. The capital of the province is Llica.
Location
Daniel Campos province is one of s ...
in the
Potosí Department in
Bolivia
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. Its seat is
Llica.
The municipality is situated on the western side of the
Salar de Uyuni
Salar de Uyuni (or "Salar de Tunupa") is the world's largest salt flat, or playa, at over in area. It is in the Daniel Campos Province in Potosí in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes at an elevation of above sea level.
The Sal ...
bordering
Tahua Municipality
Tahua Municipality is the second municipal section of the Daniel Campos Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Tahua.
Geography
Tahua Municipality lies in the Altiplano at the Uyuni salt flat.
Some of the highest mountains ...
. To the north it is bordered by the
Oruro Department, to the south by the
Nor Lipez Province and to the west by
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:
Subdivision
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
* Cahuana
* Canquella
* Chacoma
* Llica
* Palaya
* San Pablo de Napa
* Tres Cruces
The people
The people are predominantly
indigenous citizens of
Aymara descent.
[obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)]
References
External links
Llica Municipality: population data and map
{{Potosí Department
Municipalities of Potosí Department