Colquechaca (in hispanicized spelling) or Qullqichaka (

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''qullqi'' silver, money, ''chaka'' bridge,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa
Bolivian Quechua dictionary
(Quechua - Spanish, Spanish Quechua) "silver bridge") is the first municipal section of the

Chayanta Province Chayanta is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Colquechaca. Location Chayanta province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department. It is located between 18° 23' and 19° 6' South and ...

in the

Potosí Department Potosí (; Aymara language, Aymara: ''Putusi''; qu, P'utuqsi) is a Departments of Bolivia, department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km2 with 823,517 inhabitants (2012 census). The capital is the city of Potosí. It is most ...

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. Its seat is Colquechaca.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons: * Ayoma * Colquechaca * Macha * Rosario * Surumi

The people

The people are predominantly

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citizens of

descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

References

External links

Colquechaca Municipality: population data and map
Municipalities of Potosí Department {{Potosí-geo-stub