Municipality in Oruro Department, Bolivia
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]
- Chuqi Nasa
- Chuwallani
- Ch'alla Wintu
- Ch'ankha
- Ch'api Ch'api
- Kisuri
- Kuntur Ikiña
- Llallawani
- Pä Qullu
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- Puka Kancha
- Pukara
- Qachi Qachi
- Qala Pirqata
- Quri Mina
- Tani Tani
- Tanka Qullu
- Taypi Qullu
- Urqu Jipiña
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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
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Inhabitants
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Quechua
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4,439
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Aymara
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1,105
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Guaraní
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13
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Another native
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6
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Spanish
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5,189
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Foreign
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27
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Only native
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733
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Native and Spanish
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3,769
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Only Spanish
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1,420
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References
- ^ a b "Poopó". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 Huanuni 6239-III
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