# Omasuyos Province

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Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Omasuyos Uma Suyu Province Lake Wiñaymarka Location of Omasuyos Province within Bolivia Provinces of the La Paz Department Coordinates: 16°3′0″S 68°38′0″W / 16.05000°S 68.63333°W / -16.05000; -68.63333 Country Bolivia Department La Paz Department Municipalities 4 Capital Achacachi Area • Total 2,065 km2 (797 sq mi) Population (2024 census) • Total 94,158 • Density 45.60/km2 (118.1/sq mi) • Ethnicities Aymara Time zone UTC-4 (BOT) Area code BO.LP.FT Website Official website

**Omasuyos** (Hispanicized spelling) or **Uma Suyu**[1] ([Aymara](/source/Aymara_language) *uma* water, *suyu* region, "water region")[2] is a [province](/source/Provinces_of_Bolivia) in the [La Paz Department](/source/La_Paz_Department%2C_Bolivia) in [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia). Its capital is [Achacachi](/source/Achacachi) (Jach'a Q'achi).

The province is situated in the [Altiplano](/source/Altiplano) bordered to the north by the [Muñecas Province](/source/Mu%C3%B1ecas_Province), to the northeast by the [Larecaja Province](/source/Larecaja_Province), to the southeast by the [Los Andes Province](/source/Los_Andes_Province_(Bolivia)), to the south and west by [Lake Titicaca](/source/Lake_Titicaca) and to the northwest by the [Eliodoro Camacho Province](/source/Eliodoro_Camacho_Province).

## Geography

The [Cordillera Real](/source/Cordillera_Real_(Bolivia)) traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[3][4][5]

- Chiwanqu

- Ch'amaka Misa

- Ch'umani

- Inkawi

- Jach'a Pata

- Jach'a P'iq'iñ Q'ara

- [Janq'u K'ark'a](/source/Janq'u_K'ark'a_(Larecaja-Omasuyos))

- Jichu Qullu

- Kimsa Chatani

- Muru Qullu

- Paqu Juqhu

- Pinkilluni

- Pukara

- Pukarani

- P'iq'iñ Q'ara

- Qala Qala

- Qutu Uma Qullu

- [Q'ara Qullu](/source/Q'ara_Qullu) (Achacachi)

- [Q'ara Qullu](/source/Q'ara_Qullu_(Ancoraimes)) (Ancoraimes)

- Taypi K'ark'a

- [Wari Qalluni Pata](/source/Wari_Qalluni_Pata)

- Wila Sirka

- Wisk'achani

## Subdivision

The province is divided into six [municipalities](/source/Municipalities_of_Bolivia).[6][7]

Municipality Inhabitants (2001) [8] Inhabitants (2012)[9] Seat Inhabitants (2001) Achacachi 70,503 46,058 Achacachi 7,540 Huarina (included in Achacachi in 2001) 7,948 Huarina 1,308 Santiago de Huata 8,562 Santiago de Huata 576 Huatajata 3,927 Huatajata 576 Chua Cocani 5,003 Chua Cocani 852 Ancoraimes 15,199 13,136 Ancoraimes 561

° including separated cantons

Huarina and Santiago de Huata, and Huatajata and Chua Cocani received the status of municipalities in 2005, 2009, and 2010, respectively. Formerly they were cantons of the Achacachi Municipality.

## See also

- [Ch'iyar Juqhu River](/source/Ch'iyar_Juqhu_River)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ministerio_1-0)** Yaticha Kamani / Ministerio de Educación, Aymara aru thakhinchawi, Chuqi Yapu 2011

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bertonio_2-0)** Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. [Ludovico Bertonio](/source/Ludovico_Bertonio) 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-igm1_3-0)** Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 5846-III Ancoraimes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-igm2_4-0)** Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 5846-IV Mina Matilde

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ine_5-0)** ["Ancoraimes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160215032632/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020202&tipo=1). INE, Bolivia. Archived from [the original](http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020202&tipo=1) on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016. labelled *(Khara Kella)*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [www.bolivia.com (Spanish)](http://www.bolivia.com/noticIAS/AutoNoticias/DetalleNoticia42293.asp)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [www.planguarani.com](http://www.planguarani.com/noticias/pagina.php?sip=246) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110715092055/http://www.planguarani.com/noticias/pagina.php?sip=246) 2011-07-15 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Spanish)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia](http://www.ine.gov.bo) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20091027220541/http://www.ine.gov.bo/) 2009-10-27 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Spanish)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Instituto Nacional de Estadística. ["Ficha Resúmen Censo de Poblacion y Vivienda 2012"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170920044621/http://fm.ine.gob.bo/censofichacomunidad/). Archived from [the original](http://fm.ine.gob.bo/censofichacomunidad/) on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

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