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Colquechaca

Qullqichaka
Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Location within Potosí Department
Colquechaca Municipality is located in Bolivia
Colquechaca Municipality
Colquechaca Municipality
Location in Bolivia
Country  Bolivia
Department Potosí Department
Province Chayanta Province
Seat Colquechaca
Area
 • Total 713 sq mi (1,846 km2)
Elevation
13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total 31,037
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Colquechaca (in hispanicized spelling) or Qullqichaka (Quechua qullqi silver, money, chaka bridge, "silver bridge") is the first municipal section of the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Colquechaca.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Ayoma
  • Colquechaca
  • Macha
  • Rosario
  • Surumi

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Ethnic group %
Quechua 95.3
Aymara 0.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0
Not indigenous 3.8
Other indigenous groups 0.0
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