Mojinete Municipality

Municipality in Potosí Department, Bolivia
21°46′S 66°18′W / 21.767°S 66.300°W / -21.767; -66.300Country BoliviaDepartmentPotosí DepartmentProvinceSur Lípez ProvinceSeatMojineteElevation
11,500 ft (3,500 m)Population
 (2001)
 • Total716 • Ethnicities
QuechuaTime zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Mojinete Municipality is the second municipal section of the Sur Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Mojinete.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Bonete Palca
  • Casa Grande
  • Mojinete
  • Pueblo Viejo
  • La Cienega

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[1]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 98.3
Aymara 1.0
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0
Not indigenous 0.7
Other indigenous groups 0.0

References

  1. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

External links

  • Mojinete Municipality: population data and map
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