Tinguipaya Municipality is the first
municipal section of the
Tomás Frías Province
Tomás Frías is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Potosí which is also the capital of the department. The province is named after the former president Tomás Frías Ametller.
Location
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in the
Potosí Department in
Bolivia
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. Its seat is
Tinguipaya.
Subdivision
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
*Anthura, created 9 November 1992
*Tinguipaya, created 29 December 1949
Geography
The municipality is located in the interadean zone with heights between 3,100 m and 4,882 m Malmisa being the highest elevation. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:
The people
The people are predominantly
indigenous citizens of
Quechua descent.
[obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)]
See also
*
Jatun Mayu
References
External links
Tinguipaya Municipality: population data and map
Municipalities of Potosí Department
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