Copacabana Municipality, La Paz
Copacabana Municipality is the first municipal section of the Manco Kapac Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Copacabana.
Copacabana Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
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![]() ![]() Copacabana Municipality Location of the Arani Municipality within Bolivia | |
Coordinates: 16°9′0″S 69°2′0″W | |
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Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Manco Kapac Province |
Seat | Copacabana |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Armando Callisaya Quispe |
• President | Adela Calizaya de Mamani |
Area | |
• Total | 67 sq mi (174 km2) |
Elevation | 12,630 ft (3,850 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 14,586 |
• Ethnicities | Aymara |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
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Chelleca island, Lake Titicaca
Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun) and Chelleca island are situated within the municipality.
Subdivision
The municipality is divided into three cantons.
Canton | Inhabitants (2001)[1] | Seat |
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Copacabana Canton | 8,194 | Copacabana |
Lokha Canton | 2,388 | Lokha |
Zampaya Canton | 4,004 | Zampaya |
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymaran descent.
Ethnic group | % |
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Quechua | 0.9 |
Aymara | 95.9 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
Not indigenous | 3.0 |
Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Languages
The languages spoken in the Copacabana Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
Language | Inhabitants |
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Quechua | 185 |
Aymara | 11,825 |
Guaraní | 6 |
Another native | 4 |
Spanish | 10,713 |
Foreign | 81 |
Only native | 3,020 |
Native and Spanish | 8,858 |
Only Spanish | 1,857 |
Places of interest
See also
References
- www.ine.gob.bo Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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