Llica Municipality

Llica Municipality
Municipality

A farmer is digging salt on the Salar de Uyuni

Location within Potosí Department
Llica Municipality

Location within Bolivia

Coordinates: 20°10′S 68°22′W / 20.167°S 68.367°W / -20.167; -68.367Coordinates: 20°10′S 68°22′W / 20.167°S 68.367°W / -20.167; -68.367
Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Daniel Campos Province
Seat Llica
Area
 • Total 1,263 sq mi (3,272 km2)
Elevation 13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population (2001)
 • Total 2,901
 • Ethnicities Aymara
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Llica Municipality is the first municipal section of the Daniel Campos Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Llica.

The municipality is situated on the western side of the Salar de Uyuni bordering Tahua Municipality. To the north it is bordered by the Oruro Department, to the south by the Nor Lipez Province and to the west by Chile.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1]

  • Pampa Qullu
  • Pata Chuwa Chuwani
  • Piqa
  • Pukara
  • Phaq'u Qullu
  • Qhuya Qhuyani
  • Tara Qullu
  • Tankani
  • Tutuni

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 5.7
Aymara 86.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 7.1
Other indigenous groups 0.3

References

  1. ↑ "Llica". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
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