Jesús de Machaca Municipality

Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Jesús de Machaca Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It was created by Law No. 2351 on May 7, 2002, during the presidency of Jorge Quiroga Ramírez.^[1] Its seat is Jesús de Machaca.

Geography

Jesús de Machaca lies south of Lake Titicaca. The Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:^[2][3][4]

• Achachi Qala
• Apachita
• Asir Kunka
• Chuqi Ch'iwani
• Chuqi Q'awa
• Chuqi Q'awa (Chuñuni Jawira)
• Chhuxlla Willk'i
• Ch'alla Qullu
• Ch'utu Wankarani
• Imill Wawani
• Jach'a Uma Chuwani
• Jani Lawani
• Jisk'a Sallalla
• Laqaya
• Pukara
• Phujtir Pata Punta
• Q'awiri Qullu
• Q'ilani
• Q'ullq'uni
• Turini
• T'aqachiri
• Wayllani
• Wanq'uni
• Wila Qullu
• Wisk'achani

Division

The municipality consists of the following ten cantons:^[5]

• Aguallamaya - 1,694 inhabitants (2001)
• Chama - 1,278 inhabitants
• Cuipa España de Machaca - 662 inhabitants
• Jesús de Machaca - 862 inhabitants
• Kalla Tupac Katari - 2,669 inhabitants
• Khonkho San Salvador - 755 inhabitants
• Mejillones de Machaca - 845 inhabitants
• Santa Ana de Machaca - 363 inhabitants
• Santo Domingo de Machaca - 588 inhabitants
• Villa Asunción de Machaca - 3,244 inhabitants

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.^[6]

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:^[7]

• The archaeological site of Qhunqhu Wankani in Jesús de Machaca Canton
• Jesús de Machaca, an indigenous community
• Yakayuni saltflats in Jesús de Machaca Canton where salt exploitation is possible
• Uru Iruito community in Jesús de Machaca Canton and the Urus Iruito museum in Jesús de Machaca

See also

• Awallamaya Lake
• Jach'a Jawira

References

1. www.legislacionmunicipal.fam.bo Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
2. IGM map 1:50,000 5844-III Guaqui
3. IGM map 1:50,000 5843-I Sacacani
4. IGM map 1:50,000 Tiahuanacu 5844-II
5. National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia Archived 2011-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
6. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
7. www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by the government of the department

• www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Jesús de Machaca Municipality^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Jesús de Machaca Municipality: population data and map (Spanish)
• Website of Jesús de Machaca Municipality (CEBEM - Centro Boliviano de Estudios Multidisciplinarios)