# Guanay Municipality

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Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Guanay Municipality Municipality The Cordillera Real as seen from Lake Titicaca with Chachakumani and Ch'iyar Juqhu of the Guanay Municipality in the center Flag Guanay Municipality Location of the Viacha Municipality within Bolivia Coordinates: 15°29′41″S 67°54′00″W / 15.4947°S 67.900°W / -15.4947; -67.900 Country Bolivia Department La Paz Department Province Larecaja Province Seat Guanay Government • Mayor Eddy Loayza Guzmán (2007) • President Lady Saavedra de Chávez (2007) Area • Total 1,510 sq mi (3,911 km2) Elevation 1,600 ft (500 m) Population (2001) • Total 11,528 Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

**Guanay Municipality** ([Aymara](/source/Aymara_language): *Wanay*) is the second [municipal section](/source/Municipalities_of_Bolivia) of the [Larecaja Province](/source/Larecaja_Province) in the [La Paz Department](/source/La_Paz_Department_(Bolivia)), [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia). Its seat is [Guanay](/source/Guanay).

## Geography

The [Cordillera Real](/source/Cordillera_Real_(Bolivia)) traverses the Guanay Municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the range, [Chachakumani](/source/Chachakumani) and [Ch'iyar Juqhu](/source/Ch'iyar_Juqhu), lie within the borders of the municipality. More mountains are listed below:[1]

Aqhuya Aqhuyani Chachakumani Ch'iyar Juqhu Imasiña Jach'a Pata Janq'u K'ark'a Kuntur Jipiña Ñuñuni Qalani Pallqa K'ark'a Patapatani Qillwani Turini Wari Qalluni Pata Wila Lluxita Wila Umani Wila Wila

## Languages

The languages spoken in the Guanay Municipality are mainly Spanish, Aymara and Quechua.

Language Inhabitants Quechua 1.653 Aymara 3.405 Guaraní 5 Another native 94 Spanish 10.064 Foreign 86 Only native 737 Native and Spanish 4.123 Only Spanish 5.942

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

## See also

- [Janq'u Quta](/source/Janq'u_Quta_(Larecaja))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III and Zongo 5945-I

- [www.ine.gob.bo / census 2001: Guanay Municipality](http://www.ine.gob.bo/comunitaria/comunitariaVer.aspx?Depto=02&Prov=06&Seccion=02)

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