Uncía Municipality

Uncía Municipality
Municipality

Landscape near Uncía

Location within Potosí Department
Uncía Municipality

Location within Bolivia

Coordinates: 18°36′S 66°26′W / 18.600°S 66.433°W / -18.600; -66.433Coordinates: 18°36′S 66°26′W / 18.600°S 66.433°W / -18.600; -66.433
Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Rafael Bustillo Province
Seat Uncía
Population (2001)
  Total 18,522 (without Chuquihuta Canton)
  Ethnicities Quechua, Aymara
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Uncía Municipality is the first municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Uncía.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

Chuqi Uta Canton belonged to the municipality until June 17, 2009, when Chuqi Uta Municipality was created now being the fourth municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province.

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua and Aymara descent.[1]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 69.1
Aymara 20.0
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0
Not indigenous 10.9
Other indigenous groups 0.0

See also

References

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


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