{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Pucarani |other_name = |native_name = Pukarani |nickname = |settlement_type = Municipality |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline =Plaza Franz Tamayo de Pucarani.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = [[Pucarani]] |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 within Bolivia <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Bolivia}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Departments of Bolivia|Department]] |subdivision_name1 = [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz Department]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Bolivia|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Los Andes Province (Bolivia)|Los Andes Province]] <!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government --> |seat_type = Seat |seat = [[Pucarani]] <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = |leader_title1 =President<!-- 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 = |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 = 26802 |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 =[[Aymara people|Aymara]] |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|16|20|S|68|25|W|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |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 = }} '''Pucarani Municipality''' is the first [[Municipalities of Bolivia|municipal section]] of the [[Los Andes Province (Bolivia)|Los Andes Province]] in the [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz Department]], [[Bolivia]]. Its seat is [[Pucarani]].
It is bordered to the north by the [[Batallas Municipality]], to the east by the [[Pedro Domingo Murillo Province]], to the south by the [[Laja Municipality]] and to the west by the [[Ingavi Province]] and [[Lake Titicaca]].
== Geography == The [[Cordillera Real (Bolivia)|Cordillera Real]] traverses the Pucarani Municipality. One of the highest peaks of the municipality is [[Kunturiri (Los Andes)|Kunturiri]]. Other mountains are listed below:<ref>Bolivian IGM maps 1:50,000 5945-II sheet Milluni and Peñas 5945-III</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=18em}} * [[Ch'iyar Qullu (Los Andes)|Ch'iyar Qullu]] * [[Imasiña]] * [[Imilla Apachita]] * [[Jach'a Jipiña]] * [[Jist'aña]] * [[Nasa Q'ara]] * [[Nasa Q'ara (Wawanaki)]] * [[Pura Purani T'uxu]] * [[Qullpani]] * [[Tira Qullu]] * [[Wawanaki]] * [[Wila Kunka Pata]] {{div col end}}
== Division == The municipality consists of the following twelve [[Cantons of Bolivia|cantons]]:<ref>[http://www.ine.gob.bo National Institute of Statistics in Bolivia]</ref> * Catavi Canton - 741 inhabitants (2001) * Chojasivi Canton - 1,444 inhabitants * Cohana Canton - 1,679 inhabitants * Lacaya Canton - 2,067 inhabitants * Patamanta Canton - 3,116 inhabitants * Pucarani Canton - 5,325 inhabitants * Villa Ascensión de Chipamaya Canton - 1,271 inhabitants * Villa Iquiaca Canton - 1,555 inhabitants * Villa Pabón Chiarpata Canton - 844 inhabitants * Villa Rosario de Corapata Canton - 3,625 inhabitants * [[Villa Vilaque]] Canton - 2,903 inhabitants * Huayna Potosí Canton - 2,232 inhabitants
== See also == * [[Allqa Quta]] * [[Ch'iyar Quta, La Paz|Ch'iyar Quta]] * [[Juri Quta (Pukarani)|Juri Quta]] * [[Katari River]] * [[Laram Quta (Los Andes)|Laram Quta]] * [[Sura Quta (Patamanta)]] * [[Sura Quta (Wayna Potosí)]] * [[Taypi Chaka Quta]]
== References == <references />
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141029154208/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=021201&tipo=1 Pucarani Municipality: population data and map] (PDF; 647 kB) (Spanish)
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