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
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
References
- ↑ 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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