Tahua Municipality

Tahua Municipality Tawa
Municipality
The village of Coquesa and Salar de Uyuni in Tahua Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Tahua Municipality Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°18′S 67°24′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Daniel Campos Province
Seat	Tahua
Area
• Total	1,263 sq mi (3,272 km^2)
Elevation	12,100 ft (3,700 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	2,166
• Ethnicities	Aymara
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

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

Geography

Tahua Municipality lies in the Altiplano at the Uyuni salt flat.

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

• Ch'iyar Qullu
• Jisk'a Wat'a
• Lluqu Lluqu
• Muruq'u Qullu
• Wila Qullu
• Wila Wilani
• Jorth Carolina

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

• Ayque
• Cacoma
• Caquena
• Coqueza
• Tahua
• Yonza

The people

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

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	6.0
Aymara	90.5
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.1
Not indigenous	3.3
Other indigenous groups	0.0

See also

• Inkawasi Island
• Isla del Pescado

References

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

External links

• Tahua Municipality: population data and map