Urmiri Municipality

Municipality in Potosí Department, Bolivia
19°30′S 66°10′W / 19.500°S 66.167°W / -19.500; -66.167Country BoliviaDepartmentPotosí DepartmentProvinceTomás Frías ProvinceSeatUrmiriPopulation
 (2001)
 • Total2,025 • Ethnicities
Quechua AymaraTime zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Urmiri Municipality is the third municipal section of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Urmiri.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Cahuayo
  • Urmiri

The people

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

Ethnic group %
Quechua 49.3
Aymara 46.6
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0
Not indigenous 4.1
Other indigenous groups 0.1

References

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

External links

  • Urmiri Municipality: population data and map
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