Tinguipaya Municipality

19°23′S 66°0′W / 19.383°S 66.000°W / -19.383; -66.000Country BoliviaDepartmentPotosí DepartmentProvinceTomás Frías ProvinceSeatTinguipayaPopulation • Total21,794 • EthnicitiesQuechuaTime zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Tinguipaya Municipality is the first municipal section of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Tinguipaya.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

• Anthura, created 9 November 1992
• Tinguipaya, created 29 December 1949

Geography

The municipality is located in the interadean zone with heights between 3,100 m and 4,882 m Malmisa being the highest elevation. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:^[1]

Malmisa, 4,882 m Yana Qaqa, 4,858 m Wila Salla, 4,784 m Puka Qucha Punta, 4,756 m Yuraq Urqu, 4,742 m Jach'a Q'awa, 4,718 m Salla Punta, 4,640 m Wayna Potosí, 4,630 m

Kuntur Nasa, 4,645 m Wayllita Punta, 4,626 m Wila Salla, 4,616 m Warmi Wañuna, 4,600 m Qiwiña Punta, 4,530 m Janq'u Janq'u, 4,500 m Kunturiri, 4,450 m Pä Qullu Punta, 4,400 m

Q'illu Kancha, 4,350 m Kuntur Maña, 4,240 m Qura Waña, 4,180 m Sayasta, 4,170 m T'inki, 4,080 m Wankarani, 3,945 m

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.^[2]

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	94.7
Aymara	0.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.0
Not indigenous	5.1
Other indigenous groups	0.0

See also

• Jatun Mayu

References

External links

• Tinguipaya Municipality: population data and map