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Escoma
Municipality
UAC Escoma
UAC Escoma
Escoma Municipality is located in Bolivia
Escoma Municipality
Escoma Municipality
Location in Bolivia
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Eliodoro Camacho Province
Foundation February 6, 2009
Seat Escoma
Elevation
13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total 7,077
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

The Escoma Municipality is a special area in Bolivia. It's like a local government district. It's the fifth such district in the Eliodoro Camacho Province, which is part of the La Paz Department. Escoma Municipality was officially created on February 6, 2009. Before that, it was part of the Viacha Municipality. The main town, or 'seat,' of Escoma Municipality is a place also called Escoma. In 2001, about 576 people lived there.

Escoma Municipality is located in a high-altitude area called the Altiplano. It sits on the western edge of the Cordillera Real, which is a mountain range. It shares its borders with different places:

  • To the north-east, north, and west, it borders the Puerto Acosta Municipality.
  • To the south, it touches Lake Titicaca, a very large lake.
  • To the south-east, it borders the Puerto Carabuco Municipality.
  • To the east, it borders the Mocomoco Municipality.

How Escoma Municipality is Divided

The Escoma Municipality is split into four smaller areas called cantons. Think of them like smaller districts within the municipality.

Canton Number of People (2001) Main Town
Escoma Canton 5,097 Escoma
Challapata Peninsula Canton 905 Challapata
Collasuyo Canton 561 Collasuyo
Villa Puni Canton 514 Villa Puni

Before Escoma Municipality was created, all these cantons were part of the Viacha Municipality.

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