Puerto Acosta Municipality is the first municipal section of the Eliodoro Camacho Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Puerto Acosta. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had a population of 27,296,[1] still including Umanata and Escoma as cantons.
Puerto Acosta Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Puerto Acosta (Huaycho) | |
  Puerto Acosta Municipality Location of the Puerto Acosta Municipality within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 15°30′0″S 69°10′0″W / 15.50000°S 69.16667°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Eliodoro Camacho Province |
| Seat | Puerto Acosta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Freddy Surco Toledo (2007) |
| • President | Braulio Quispe Condori (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 322 sq mi (833 km2) |
| Elevation | 13,000 ft (4,000 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 27,296 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Cantons
editThere are four cantons in the municipality: Puerto Acosta, Parajachi, Chiñaya and San Juan de Cancanani. Until 2009 the municipality consisted of nine cantons (cantones):
| Canton | Inhabitants (2001)[2] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Acosta Canton | 6,745 | Puerto Acosta | 1,123 |
| Umanata Canton (now: Umanata Municipality) | 6,447 | Umanata | 192 |
| Escoma Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 5,097 | Escoma | 576 |
| Challapata Peninsula Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 905 | Challapata | - |
| Parajachi Canton or Puerto Parajachi Canton | 2,245 | Parajachi | - |
| Villa Puni Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 514 | Villa Puni | 329 |
| Collasuyo Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 561 | Collasuyo | 22 |
| Chiñaya Canton | 3,296 | Chiñaya | 150 |
| San Juan de Cancanani Canton | 1,486 | San Juan de Cancanani | 172 |
On February 6, 2009 [3] Umanata Municipality became the fourth municipal section of the Eliodoro Camacho Province with Umanata as its seat and Escoma Municipality became the fifth one with Escoma as its seat. The four cantons Escoma, Villa Puni, Collasuyo and Challapata Peninsula (Península de Challapata), formerly cantons of the Puerto Acosta Municipality, today make up the Escoma Municipality.[4]
References
edit- ^ census 2001: Puerto Acosta Municipality[permanent dead link] (Spanish)
- ^ www.ine.gob.bo
- ^ www.planguarani.com Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ^ Ley Nº 4004 (Spanish)
External links
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