Jesús de Machaca Municipality is the sixth
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 wa ...
in the
La Paz Department in
Bolivia
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. It was created by Law No. 2351 on May 7, 2002, during the presidency of
Jorge Quiroga Ramírez. Its seat is
Jesús de Machaca.
Geography
Jesús de Machaca lies south of
Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca (; ; ) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, both in terms of the volume of ...
. The
Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:
Division
The municipality consists of the following ten
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, th ...
:
* Aguallamaya - 1,694 inhabitants (''2001'')
* Chama - 1,278 inhabitants
* Cuipa España de Machaca - 662 inhabitants
* Jesús de Machaca - 862 inhabitants
* Kalla Tupac Katari - 2,669 inhabitants
* Khonkho San Salvador - 755 inhabitants
* Mejillones de Machaca - 845 inhabitants
* Santa Ana de Machaca - 363 inhabitants
* Santo Domingo de Machaca - 588 inhabitants
* Villa Asunción de Machaca - 3,244 inhabitants
The people
The people are predominantly
indigenous citizens of
Aymara 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 archaeological site of Qhunqhu Wankani
Qhunqhu Wankani ( Aymara, Hispanicized spellings ''Khonkho Wankane, Khonkho Wankani, Khonko Huancane, Qhunqhu Wankane'') is an archaeological site in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality. ...
in Jesús de Machaca Canton
* Jesús de Machaca, an indigenous community
* Yakayuni saltflats in Jesús de Machaca Canton where salt exploitation is possible
* Uru Iruito community in Jesús de Machaca Canton and the Urus Iruito museum in Jesús de Machaca
See also
* Awallamaya Lake
* Jach'a Jawira
References
www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Jesús de Machaca Municipality
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External links
Jesús de Machaca Municipality: population data and map
(Spanish)
Website of Jesús de Machaca Municipality
(CEBEM - Centro Boliviano de Estudios Multidisciplinarios)
Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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