Llica Municipality is the first municipal section of the Daniel Campos Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Llica.
Llica Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
 A farmer is digging salt on the Salar de Uyuni | |
 Location within Potosí Department | |
  Llica Municipality Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 20°10′S 68°22′W / 20.167°S 68.367°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Potosí Department |
| Province | Daniel Campos Province |
| Seat | Llica |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,263 sq mi (3,272 km2) |
| Elevation | 13,000 ft (4,000 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,901 |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
The municipality is situated on the western side of the Salar de Uyuni bordering Tahua Municipality. To the north it is bordered by the Oruro Department, to the south by the Nor Lipez Province and to the west by Chile.
Geography
editSome of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1]
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Subdivision
editThe municipality consists of the following cantons:
- Cahuana
- Canquella
- Chacoma
- Llica
- Palaya
- San Pablo de Napa
- Tres Cruces
The people
editThe people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]
| Ethnic group | % |
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| Quechua | 5.7 |
| Aymara | 86.9 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
| Not indigenous | 7.1 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.3 |
References
edit- ^ "Llica". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)