Quime Municipality
Quime | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Quime | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Un lugar de descanso | |
| Motto: luchar hasta el final | |
  Quime Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′S 67°20′W / 16.750°S 67.333°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Inquisivi Province |
| Seat | Quime |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Mayor | Paulino Villanueva Oyardo |
| • Sub Mayor | Panfilo Marca |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 7,338 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Quime Municipality is the second municipal section of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia, located south-east of the city of La Paz. Its seat is Quime. The coordinates are 16° 59' 0" South, 67° 13' 0".
Geography
[edit]There are three rivers nearby, the Quime River, Chanvillalla River, and Chichipata River.[citation needed] The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the municipality.[1][2][3]
Division
[edit]The municipality consists of the following cantons:[4]
- Choquetanga Canton - 2,537 inhabitants (2001)
- Figueroa Canton - 149 inhabitants
- Waña Quta Canton - 69 inhabitants
- Quime Canton - 4,583 inhabitants
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia, see sketch map p. 153
- ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Choquetanga Chico 6143-IV
- ^ IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
- ^ National Institute of Statistic in Bolivia Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
