Llica Municipality
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Llica Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Bolivia.svg 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) |
Llica Municipality is the first municipal section of the Daniel Campos Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Llica.
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
[edit | edit source]Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1]
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Subdivision
[edit | edit source]The municipality consists of the following cantons:
- Cahuana
- Canquella
- Chacoma
- Llica
- Palaya
- San Pablo de Napa
- Tres Cruces
The people
[edit | edit source]The 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 |
