# Achacachi Municipality > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Achacachi_Municipality > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Achacachi_Municipality.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achacachi_Municipality > Source revision: 1291628715 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia Achacachi Municipality Municipality Lake Wiñaymarka, the southern part of Lake Titicaca Achacachi Municipality Location of the Achacachi Municipality within Bolivia Coordinates: 16°5′0″S 68°40′0″W / 16.08333°S 68.66667°W / -16.08333; -68.66667 Country Bolivia Department La Paz Department Province Omasuyos Province Seat Achacachi Government • Mayor Constancio Gutierrez • President Bernabé Paucara Bautista (2007) Area • Total 414 sq mi (1,072 km2) Elevation 12,543 ft (3,823 m) Population (2001) • Total 70,503 • Ethnicities Aymara Time zone UTC-4 (BOT) Website http://www.achacachi.gob.bo/index.php **Achacachi Municipality** is one of six [municipalities](/source/Municipalities_of_Bolivia) of the [Omasuyos Province](/source/Omasuyos_Province) in the [La Paz Department](/source/La_Paz_Department_(Bolivia)) in [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia). Its seat is [Achacachi](/source/Achacachi). The municipality is situated in the northern [Altiplano](/source/Altiplano) of the Bolivian [Andes](/source/Andes) region on the eastern shore of [Lake Titicaca](/source/Lake_Titicaca) bordered to the north by the [Larecaja Province](/source/Larecaja_Province), to the east by the [Los Andes Province](/source/Los_Andes_Province_(Bolivia)), to the south-east by the Huarina Municipality, to the west by the Santiago de Huata Municipality, to the south by the Huatajata Municipality and Chúa Cocani Municipality (these four municipalities were cantons of the Achacachi Municipality until 2005, 2009, and 2010, respectively),[1] to the south-west by [Lake Wiñaymarka](/source/Lake_Wi%C3%B1aymarka) and the northern part of Lake Titicaca, and to the north-west by the [Ancoraimes Municipality](/source/Ancoraimes_Municipality). ## Population The people are predominantly [indigenous](/source/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas) citizens of [Aymara](/source/Aymara_people) descent (95.04%). ## See also - [Janq'u K'ark'a](/source/Janq'u_K'ark'a_(Larecaja-Omasuyos)) - [Q'ara Qullu](/source/Q'ara_Qullu) - [Wari Qalluni Pata](/source/Wari_Qalluni_Pata) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [www.bolivia.com](http://www.bolivia.com/noticIAS/AutoNoticias/DetalleNoticia42293.asp) - [www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Achacachi Municipality](http://www.ine.gov.bo/comunitaria/comunitariaVer.aspx?Depto=02&Prov=02&Seccion=01)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] ## External links - [Achacachi Municipality: population data and map](https://web.archive.org/web/20141029162918/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020201&tipo=1) (still showing Huarina, Santiago de Huata, Huatajata, and Chúa Cocani as cantons) v t e La Paz Department Capital: La Paz Provinces Abel Iturralde Aroma Bautista Saavedra Caranavi Camacho Franz Tamayo Gualberto Villarroel Ingavi Inquisivi José Manuel Pando Larecaja Loayza Los Andes Manco Kapac Murillo Muñecas Nor Yungas Omasuyos Pacajes Sud Yungas Municipalities (and seats) Achacachi (Achacachi) Achocalla (Achocalla) Alto Beni (Caserío Nueve) Ancoraimes (Ancoraimes) Apolo (Apolo) Aucapata (Aucapata) Ayata (Ayata) Ayo Ayo (Ayo Ayo) Batallas (Batallas) Cairoma (Cairoma) Cajuata (Cajuata) Calacoto (Calacoto) Calamarca (Calamarca) Caquiaviri (Caquiaviri) Caranavi (Caranavi) Catacora (Catacora) Chacarilla (Chacarilla) Charaña (Charaña) Chulumani (Chulumani) Chuma (Chuma) Collana (Collana) Colquencha (Colquencha) Colquiri (Colquiri) Comanche (Comanche) Combaya (Combaya) Copacabana (Copacabana) Coripata (Coripata) Coro Coro (Coro Coro) Coroico (Coroico) Curva (Curva) Desaguadero (Desaguadero) El Alto (El Alto) Escoma (Escoma) General Juan José Pérez (Charazani) Guanay (Guanay) Guaqui (Guaqui) Huarina (Huarina) Ichoca (Ichoca) Inquisivi (Inquisivi) Irupana (Irupana) Ixiamas (Ixiamas) Jesús de Machaca (Jesús de Machaca) La Asunta (La Asunta) La Paz (La Paz) Laja (Laja) Licoma Pampa (Licoma) Luribay (Luribay) Malla (Malla) Mapiri (Mapiri) Mecapaca (Mecapaca) Mocomoco (Mocomoco) Nazacara de Pacajes (Nazacara) Palca (Palca) Palos Blancos (Palos Blancos) Papel Pampa (Papel Pampa) Patacamaya (Patacamaya) Pelechuco (Pelechuco) Pucarani (Pucarani) Puerto Acosta (Puerto Acosta) Puerto Carabuco (Puerto Carabuco) Puerto Pérez (Puerto Perez) Quiabaya (Quiabaya) Quime (Quime) San Andrés de Machaca (San Andrés de Machaca) San Buenaventura (San Buenaventura) San Pedro de Curahuara (San Pedro de Curahuara de Carangas) San Pedro de Tiquina (San Pedro de Tiquina) Santiago de Callapa (Callapa) Santiago de Huata (Santiago de Huata) Santiago de Machaca (Santiago de Machaca) Sapahaqui (Sapahaqui) Sica Sica (Sica Sica) Sorata (Sorata) Tacacoma (Tacacoma) Taraco (Taraco) Teoponte (Teoponte) Tiwanaku (Tiwanaku) Tipuani (Tipuani) Tito Yupanqui (Tito Yupanqui) Umala (Umala) Umanata (Umanata) Viacha (Viacha) Waldo Ballivián (Tumarapi) Yaco (Yaco) Yanacachi (Yanacachi) Mountains Anallajsi Ancohuma Chacaltaya Chachakumani Chawpi Urqu Ch'iyar Juqhu Illampu Illimani Jach'a Khunu Qullu Jach'a Waracha Janq'u Qullu Kunturiri (Los Andes) Kunturiri (Bolivia-Chile) Layqa Qullu Machu Such'i Qhuchi Mururata Phaq'u Kiwuta Qalsata Sirk'i Qullu Uma Jalanta Wayna Khunu Qullu Wayna Potosí Wila Lluxi Wiluyu Janq'u Uma Protected areas Apolobamba Cotapata Madidi Pilón Lajas This Omasuyos Province geography article is a stub. 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