Jesús de Machaca Municipality
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Municipality
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Location of the municipality within Ingavi province
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  Jesús de Machaca Municipality Location of the Jesús de Machaca Municipality within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′0″S 68°45′0″W / 16.75000°S 68.75000°W / -16.75000; -68.75000 | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Ingavi Province |
| Seat | Jesús de Machaca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adrian Aspi Cosme (2008) |
| • President | Melicio Llanqui Mita (2008) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 369 sq mi (955 km2) |
| Population
(2001)
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| • Total | 13,247 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Jesús de Machaca Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz DepartmentinBolivia. It was created by Law No. 2351 on May 7, 2002, during the presidency of Jorge Quiroga Ramírez.[1] Its seat is Jesús de Machaca.
Jesús de Machaca lies south of Lake Titicaca. The Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[2][3][4]
The municipality consists of the following ten cantons:[5]
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[6]
| Ethnic group | % |
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| Quechua | 0.3 |
| Aymara | 94.4 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
| Not indigenous | 4.3 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.9 |
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[7]
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