Viacha Municipality is the first
municipal section of the
Ingavi Province
Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. This is where the Battle of Ingavi occurred on November 18, 1841 and where the World Heritage Site of Tiwanaku is situated.
During the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón the province was f ...
in the
La Paz Department,
Bolivia
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. Its seat is
Viacha
Viacha is a city in Bolivia, situated in the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department. Viacha lies in the Altiplano, 22 km southwest of La Paz. Transportation to and from the city includes cars, buses, and a train.
Economy
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Division
The municipality is subdivided into seven
cantons
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...
:
*Chacoma Irpa Grande - 1,247 inhabitants (2001)
*General José Ballivian - 452 inhabitants
*Ichuraya Grande - 332 inhabitants
*Irpuma Irpa Grande - 1,078 inhabitants
*Viacha - 46,596 inhabitants
*Villa Remedios - 1,449 inhabitants
*Villa Santiago de Chacoma - 438 inhabitants
The people
The people are predominantly
indigenous
Indigenous may refer to:
*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
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citizens of
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 ...
descent.
Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:
www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo
Tourist guide by the government of the department
* The town of Viacha
* Viriloco lagoon, a small man made lake in Viacha Canton
* Qalachaka bridge in Viacha Canton
* "Virgen de Letanías" Sanctuary in Viacha Canton
* "Pan de Azúcar" mountain in Viacha Canton
* Fields of the Battle of Ingavi in Viacha Canton
See also
* Katari River
* Q'awiri Qullu
* Wayllani
References
www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Viacha Municipality
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External links
Viacha Municipality: population data and map
(PDF; 630 kB) (Spanish)
{{La Paz Department
Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia)