# Pucarani Municipality > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pucarani_Municipality > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pucarani_Municipality.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pucarani_Municipality > Source revision: 1330772220 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia Pucarani Pukarani Municipality Pucarani Pucarani Location within Bolivia Coordinates: 16°20′S 68°25′W / 16.333°S 68.417°W / -16.333; -68.417 Country Bolivia Department La Paz Department Province Los Andes Province Seat Pucarani Population (2001) • Total 26,802 • Ethnicities Aymara Time zone UTC-4 (BOT) **Pucarani Municipality** is the first [municipal section](/source/Municipalities_of_Bolivia) of the [Los Andes Province](/source/Los_Andes_Province_(Bolivia)) in the [La Paz Department](/source/La_Paz_Department_(Bolivia)), [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia). Its seat is [Pucarani](/source/Pucarani). It is bordered to the north by the [Batallas Municipality](/source/Batallas_Municipality), to the east by the [Pedro Domingo Murillo Province](/source/Pedro_Domingo_Murillo_Province), to the south by the [Laja Municipality](/source/Laja_Municipality) and to the west by the [Ingavi Province](/source/Ingavi_Province) and [Lake Titicaca](/source/Lake_Titicaca). ## Geography The [Cordillera Real](/source/Cordillera_Real_(Bolivia)) traverses the Pucarani Municipality. One of the highest peaks of the municipality is [Kunturiri](/source/Kunturiri_(Los_Andes)). Other mountains are listed below:[1] - [Ch'iyar Qullu](/source/Ch'iyar_Qullu_(Los_Andes)) - [Imasiña](/source/Imasi%C3%B1a) - [Imilla Apachita](/source/Imilla_Apachita) - [Jach'a Jipiña](/source/Jach'a_Jipi%C3%B1a) - [Jist'aña](/source/Jist'a%C3%B1a) - [Nasa Q'ara](/source/Nasa_Q'ara) - [Nasa Q'ara (Wawanaki)](/source/Nasa_Q'ara_(Wawanaki)) - [Pura Purani T'uxu](/source/Pura_Purani_T'uxu) - [Qullpani](/source/Qullpani) - [Tira Qullu](/source/Tira_Qullu) - [Wawanaki](/source/Wawanaki) - [Wila Kunka Pata](/source/Wila_Kunka_Pata) ## Division The municipality consists of the following twelve [cantons](/source/Cantons_of_Bolivia):[2] - 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](/source/Villa_Vilaque) Canton - 2,903 inhabitants - Huayna Potosí Canton - 2,232 inhabitants ## See also - [Allqa Quta](/source/Allqa_Quta) - [Ch'iyar Quta](/source/Ch'iyar_Quta%2C_La_Paz) - [Juri Quta](/source/Juri_Quta_(Pukarani)) - [Katari River](/source/Katari_River) - [Laram Quta](/source/Laram_Quta_(Los_Andes)) - [Sura Quta (Patamanta)](/source/Sura_Quta_(Patamanta)) - [Sura Quta (Wayna Potosí)](/source/Sura_Quta_(Wayna_Potos%C3%AD)) - [Taypi Chaka Quta](/source/Taypi_Chaka_Quta) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bolivian IGM maps 1:50,000 5945-II sheet Milluni and Peñas 5945-III 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [National Institute of Statistics in Bolivia](http://www.ine.gob.bo) ## External links - [Pucarani Municipality: population data and map](https://web.archive.org/web/20141029154208/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=021201&tipo=1) (PDF; 647 kB) (Spanish) 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 [16°20′00″S 68°25′00″W / 16.3333°S 68.4167°W / -16.3333; -68.4167](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Pucarani_Municipality¶ms=16.3333_S_68.4167_W_source:kolossus-dewiki) This Los Andes Province article geography is a stub. 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