Poopó Municipality
Poopó Municipality, Bolivia | |
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Municipality | |
This is a view of Lake Poopó taken from the south eastern shore near the village of Llapallapani. | |
Poopó Municipality, Bolivia Location of the Poopó Municipality within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 18°20′0″S 66°35′0″W / 18.33333°S 66.58333°W | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | Oruro Department |
| Province | Poopó Province |
| Cantons | 3 |
| Seat | Poopó |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicanor Lopez Choque (2008) |
| • President | Jorge Choque Bautista (2008) |
| Area | |
• Total | 269 sq mi (697 km2) |
| Elevation | 12,100 ft (3,700 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 6,163 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Poopó Municipality is the first municipal section of the Poopó Province in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Poopó.[1]
Geography
The municipality lies east of the Desaguadero River where it connects Uru Uru Lake and Poopó Lake.
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1][2]
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Subdivision
The municipality is divided into three cantons.
- Coripata Canton
- Poopó Canton
- Venta y Media Canton
Languages
The languages spoken in the Poopó Municipality are mainly Spanish, Quechua and Aymara .
| Language | Inhabitants |
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| Quechua | 4,439 |
| Aymara | 1,105 |
| Guaraní | 13 |
| Another native | 6 |
| Spanish | 5,189 |
| Foreign | 27 |
| Only native | 733 |
| Native and Spanish | 3,769 |
| Only Spanish | 1,420 |
References
- ^ a b "Poopó". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 Huanuni 6239-III