Pucarani Municipality

Pucarani
Pukarani
Municipality

Pucarani

Location within Bolivia

Coordinates: BO 16°20′S 68°25′W / 16.333°S 68.417°W / -16.333; -68.417
Country  Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Los Andes Province
Seat Pucarani
Population (2001)
 • Total 26,802
 • Ethnicities Aymara
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Pucarani Municipality is the first municipal section of the Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Pucarani.

It is bordered to the north by the Batallas Municipality, to the east by the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, to the south by the Laja Municipality and to the west by the Ingavi Province and Lake Titicaca.

Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the Pucarani Municipality. One of the highest peaks of the municipality is Kunturiri. Other mountains are listed below:[1]

Division

The municipality consists of the following twelve cantons:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bolivian IGM maps 1:50,000 5945-II sheet Milluni and Peñas 5945-III
  2. ↑ National Institute of Statistics in Bolivia

Coordinates: 16°20′00″S 68°25′00″W / 16.3333°S 68.4167°W / -16.3333; -68.4167

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