Quime Municipality is the second
municipal section of 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 province. ...
in the
La Paz Department in
Bolivia
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, 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:
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Ch'amak Qullu
Ch'amak Qullu (Aymara ''ch'amak'' dark, ''qullu'' mountain, "dark mountain", Hispanicized spelling ''Chamac Collo'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,350 metres (17,552 ft) high. It lies in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range sout ...
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Iskayuni
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Jach'a Pukara
Jach'a Pukara (Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''pukara'' fortress, "big fortress", Hispanicized spelling ''Jachcha Pucara'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipa ...
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Janq'u Quta
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Kimsa Willk'i
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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 ...
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Qina Qina
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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 ...
Division
The municipality consists of the following
cantons
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National Institute of Statistic in Bolivia
* Choquetanga Canton - 2,537 inhabitants ''(2001)''
* Figueroa Canton - 149 inhabitants
* Waña Quta Canton - 69 inhabitants
* Quime Canton - 4,583 inhabitants
See also
* Laram Quta
* Wallatani Lake
* Watir Quta
References
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Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia)