{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Escoma |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Municipality |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = UAc Escoma.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = UAC Escoma |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Bolivia<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location of the Umanata Municipality within Bolivia <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg|25px]] [[Bolivia]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Departments of Bolivia|Department]] |subdivision_name1 = [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz Department]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Bolivia|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Eliodoro Camacho Province]] <!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government --> |seat_type = Seat |seat = [[Escoma]] <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =<!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = Foundation<!-- Settled --> |established_date = February 6, 2009 |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2001 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 7077 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = BOT |utc_offset = -4 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|15|37|0|S|69|9|0|W|region:BO|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m =4000 |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Escoma Municipality''' is the fifth [[Municipalities of Bolivia|municipal section]] of the [[Eliodoro Camacho Province]] in the [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz Department]] in [[Bolivia]]. It was created on February 6, 2009. Until then this area was part of the [[Viacha Municipality]].<ref> [http://www.bolivia.com/noticIAS/AutoNoticias/DetalleNoticia42293.asp www.bolivia.com] (Spanish) </ref> Its seat is [[Escoma]] with 576 inhabitants in the year 2001.<ref>[http://www.ine.gob.bo National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924073930/http://www.ine.gob.bo/ |date=September 24, 2011 }} (Spanish)</ref>
Escoma Municipality is situated in the [[Altiplano]] on the western edge of the [[Cordillera Real (Bolivia)|Cordillera Real]]. It is bordered to the north-east, north and west by the [[Puerto Acosta Municipality]], to the south by [[Lake Titicaca]], to the south-east by the [[Puerto Carabuco Municipality]] and to the east by the [[Mocomoco Municipality]].
== Division == The municipality is divided into four [[Cantons of Bolivia|canton]]s:
{|class="wikitable" border="1" style="width:35%;" border="1" |-bgcolor=silver ! '''Canton''' ! '''Inhabitants <small>(2001)</small>'''<ref> [http://www.ine.gov.bo www.ine.gov.bo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113141644/http://www.ine.gov.bo/ |date=November 13, 2009 }} </ref> ! '''Seat''' |- | [[Escoma Canton]] | align="right"| 5,097 | [[Escoma]] |- | [[Challapata Peninsula Canton]] | align="right"| 905 | [[Challapata, La Paz|Challapata]] |- | [[Collasuyo Canton]] | align="right"| 561 | Collasuyo |- | [[Villa Puni Canton]] | align="right"| 514 | Villa Puni |- |}
Formerly all these cantons which now make up the Escoma Municipality belonged to the Viacha Municipality.
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020401&tipo=1 Population data of Puerto Acosta Municipality in 2001 and map] (still including Escoma Canton and Umanata Canton)
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