Pelechuco Municipality

Pelechuco Municipality is the second municipal section of the Franz Tamayo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. IN 2001 it had apopulation of 5,115. Its seat is Pelechuco.

Pelechuco Municipality
Municipality
Jach'a Waracha as seen from the west, Pelechuco Municipality
Jach'a Waracha as seen from the west, Pelechuco Municipality
Pelechuco Municipality is located in Bolivia
Pelechuco Municipality
Pelechuco Municipality
Location of the Pelechuco Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 14°45′0″S 69°5′0″W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceFranz Tamayo Province
SeatPelechuco
Government
  MayorDaniel Cama Mamani (2007)
  PresidentFlorencio Condori Mamani (2007)
Area
  Total968 sq mi (2,507 km2)
Elevation
12,800 ft (3,900 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total5,115
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

The municipality is bordered to the north by the Apolo Municipality, to the east by the Apolo and Curva Municipalities, to the south by the Curva and Charazani Municipalities and to the west by Peru.

Geography

The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the municipality. The highest mountain of the municipality is Chawpi Urqu (Wisk'achani) at 6,044 m (19,829 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1][2]

Division

Pelechuco Municipality is subdivided into the following four cantons:[3]

  • Antaquilla de Copacabana - 964 inhabitants (2001)
  • Pelechuco - 2,756 inhabitants
  • Suches - 227 inhabitants
  • Ulla Ulla - 1,168 inhabitants

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are:[4]

See also

References

  1. IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  2. BIGM map 1:100,000 Umanata 3040
  3. National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia
  4. www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by the government of the department
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