# Escoma Municipality > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Escoma_Municipality > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Escoma_Municipality.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escoma_Municipality > Source revision: 1291790806 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia Escoma Municipality UAC Escoma Escoma Location of the Umanata Municipality within Bolivia Coordinates: 15°37′0″S 69°9′0″W / 15.61667°S 69.15000°W / -15.61667; -69.15000 Country Bolivia Department La Paz Department Province Eliodoro Camacho Province Foundation February 6, 2009 Seat Escoma Elevation 13,000 ft (4,000 m) Population (2001) • Total 7,077 Time zone UTC-4 (BOT) **Escoma Municipality** is the fifth [municipal section](/source/Municipalities_of_Bolivia) of the [Eliodoro Camacho Province](/source/Eliodoro_Camacho_Province) in the [La Paz Department](/source/La_Paz_Department_(Bolivia)) in [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia). It was created on February 6, 2009. Until then this area was part of the [Viacha Municipality](/source/Viacha_Municipality).[1] Its seat is [Escoma](/source/Escoma) with 576 inhabitants in the year 2001.[2] Escoma Municipality is situated in the [Altiplano](/source/Altiplano) on the western edge of the [Cordillera Real](/source/Cordillera_Real_(Bolivia)). It is bordered to the north-east, north and west by the [Puerto Acosta Municipality](/source/Puerto_Acosta_Municipality), to the south by [Lake Titicaca](/source/Lake_Titicaca), to the south-east by the [Puerto Carabuco Municipality](/source/Puerto_Carabuco_Municipality) and to the east by the [Mocomoco Municipality](/source/Mocomoco_Municipality). ## Division The municipality is divided into four [cantons](/source/Cantons_of_Bolivia): Canton Inhabitants (2001)[3] Seat Escoma Canton 5,097 Escoma Challapata Peninsula Canton 905 Challapata Collasuyo Canton 561 Collasuyo Villa Puni Canton 514 Villa Puni Formerly all these cantons which now make up the Escoma Municipality belonged to the Viacha Municipality. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [www.bolivia.com](http://www.bolivia.com/noticIAS/AutoNoticias/DetalleNoticia42293.asp) (Spanish) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia](http://www.ine.gob.bo) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110924073930/http://www.ine.gob.bo/) September 24, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Spanish) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [www.ine.gov.bo](http://www.ine.gov.bo) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20091113141644/http://www.ine.gov.bo/) November 13, 2009, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) ## External links - [Population data of Puerto Acosta Municipality in 2001 and map](http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020401&tipo=1) (still including Escoma Canton and Umanata Canton) 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 Eliodoro Camacho Province geography article is a stub. 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