Colquechaca Municipality
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 |
References
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Bolivian Quechua dictionary (Quechua - Spanish, Spanish Quechua)
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
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