# Pelechuco Municipality > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pelechuco_Municipality > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pelechuco_Municipality.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelechuco_Municipality > Source revision: 1343990968 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia Pelechuco Municipality Municipality Jach'a Waracha as seen from the west, Pelechuco Municipality Pelechuco Municipality Location of the Pelechuco Municipality within Bolivia Coordinates: 14°45′0″S 69°5′0″W / 14.75000°S 69.08333°W / -14.75000; -69.08333 Country Bolivia Department La Paz Department Province Franz Tamayo Province Seat Pelechuco Government • Mayor Daniel Cama Mamani (2007) • President Florencio Condori Mamani (2007) Area • Total 968 sq mi (2,507 km2) Elevation 12,800 ft (3,900 m) Population (2001) • Total 5,115 Time zone UTC-4 (BOT) **Pelechuco Municipality** is the second [municipal section](/source/Municipalities_of_Bolivia) of the [Franz Tamayo Province](/source/Franz_Tamayo_Province) in the [La Paz Department](/source/La_Paz_Department_(Bolivia)), [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia). IN 2001 it had apopulation of 5,115. Its seat is [Pelechuco](/source/Pelechuco). The municipality is bordered to the north by the [Apolo](/source/Apolo_Municipality) Municipality, to the east by the Apolo and [Curva](/source/Curva_Municipality) Municipalities, to the south by the Curva and Charazani Municipalities and to the west by [Peru](/source/Peru). The municipality is home to the absolute majority of the so-called Puquina indigenous people (1,845 persons out of the 1,944 Puquinas censused in Bolivia in 2024). ## Geography The [Apolobamba](/source/Cordillera_Apolobamba) mountain range traverses the municipality. The highest mountain of the municipality is [Chawpi Urqu](/source/Chawpi_Urqu) (Wisk'achani) at 6,044 m (19,829 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1][2] - [Allqamarini](/source/Allqamarini) - [Apachita Pura Pura](/source/Apachita_Pura_Pura) - [Chawpi Urqu (Bolivia)](/source/Chawpi_Urqu_(Bolivia)) - [Chinkani](/source/Chinkani) - [Ch'amakani](/source/Ch'amakani_(Bolivia-Peru)) - [Ch'usiqani](/source/Ch'usiqani) - [Jach'a Waracha](/source/Jach'a_Waracha) - [Jichu Qullu](/source/Jichu_Qullu_(Bolivia-Peru)) - [Kulli Pata](/source/Kulli_Pata) - [Khunuyu](/source/Khunuyu) - [Machu Such'i Qhuchi](/source/Machu_Such'i_Qhuchi) - [Palumani](/source/Palumani) - [Puka Puka](/source/Puka_Puka_(Bolivia)) - [Punta Yawri](/source/Punta_Yawri) - [P'isaqa](/source/P'isaqa) - [Qala Phusa](/source/Qala_Phusa) - [Q'umir Pata](/source/Q'umir_Pata) - [Rit'i Apachita](/source/Rit'i_Apachita) - [Salluyu](/source/Salluyu) - [Supay Punku](/source/Supay_Punku) - [Ulla Qhaya](/source/Ulla_Qhaya) - [Wanakuni](/source/Wanakuni) - [Wank'uchiri](/source/Wank'uchiri) - [Waracha](/source/Waracha) - [Yawa Yawa](/source/Yawa_Yawa) ## Division Pelechuco Municipality is subdivided into the following four [cantons](/source/Cantons_of_Bolivia):[3] - Antaquilla de Copacabana - 964 inhabitants *(2001)* - Pelechuco - 2,756 inhabitants - Suches - 227 inhabitants - Ulla Ulla - 1,168 inhabitants ## Places of interest Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are:[4] - Katantica, one of the most important peaks of the [Apolobamba](/source/Apolobamba) mountain range, about 5,592 m high, in Pelechuco Canton - the colonial town of Pelechuco - the village of Queara near Pelechuco which is also situated in the highest area of [Madidi National Park](/source/Madidi_National_Park) - the [Ulla Ulla National Reserve](/source/Ulla_Ulla_National_Reserve) in Ulla Ulla Canton which today is part of the [Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area](/source/Apolobamba_Integrated_Management_Natural_Area) - the pre-Hispanic Guanan ruins in Pelechuco Canton - [Cololo Lake](/source/Cololo_Lake) in Antaquilla de Copacabana Canton - [Suches Lake](/source/Suches_Lake) on the border to Peru ## See also - [K'ayrani Quta](/source/K'ayrani_Quta) - [K'iski Quta](/source/K'iski_Quta) - [Pelechuco River](/source/Pelechuco_River) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** BIGM map 1:100,000 Umanata 3040 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia](http://www.ine.gob.bo) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo](http://www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo:8001/simit/sistema/ficha_turistica/iframelapaz.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110509054006/http://www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo:8001/simit/sistema/ficha_turistica/iframelapaz.php) 2011-05-09 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Tourist guide by the government of the department - [www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Pelechuco Municipality](http://www.ine.gov.bo/comunitaria/comunitariaVer.aspx?Depto=02&Prov=07&Seccion=02)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] ## External links - [Pelechuco Municipality: population data and map](https://web.archive.org/web/20141207134348/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020702&tipo=1) 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 Franz Tamayo Province geography article is a stub. 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