Calacoto Municipality
Calacoto
Qala Qutu | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Calacoto Location of the Calacoto Municipality within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°25′0″S 68°45′0″W / 17.41667°S 68.75000°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Pacajes Province |
| Seat | Calacoto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jorge Pari Apaza (2007) |
| • President | Rosendo Jaillita Alcon (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,504 sq mi (3,896 km2) |
| Elevation | 12,800 ft (3,900 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 8,818 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara qala stone, qutu heap, pile,[1] "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Calacoto (Qala Qutu).
Geography[edit]
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[2][3]
- Chinchillani
- Chuqi Nasa
- Churi Willk'i
- Chuwa Chuwani
- Ch'uxña Quta
- Jach'a Kunturiri
- Jaqhi Chata
- Kimsa Qullu
- Llallawa
- Nasani
- Pä Q'awa
- Pichaqa
- Pukara
- Suni Q'awa
- Urqipi
- Wallatiri
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV
- ^ "Calacoto". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
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