# Quime Municipality

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Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Quime Municipality Quime Coat of arms Nickname: Un lugar de descanso Motto: luchar hasta el final Quime Location within Bolivia Coordinates: 16°45′S 67°20′W / 16.750°S 67.333°W / -16.750; -67.333 Country Bolivia Department La Paz Department Province Inquisivi Province Seat Quime Government • Type Democratic • Mayor Paulino Villanueva Oyardo • Sub Mayor Panfilo Marca Population (2001) • Total 7,338 Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

**Quime Municipality** is the second [municipal section](/source/Municipalities_of_Bolivia) of the [Inquisivi Province](/source/Inquisivi_Province) in the [La Paz Department](/source/La_Paz_Department%2C_Bolivia) in [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia), located south-east of the city of La Paz. Its seat is [Quime](/source/Quime). The coordinates are 16° 59' 0" South, 67° 13' 0".

## Geography

There are three rivers nearby, the Quime River, Chanvillalla River, and Chichipata River.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The [Kimsa Cruz](/source/Kimsa_Cruz_mountain_range) mountain range traverses the municipality.[1][2][3]

## Division

The municipality consists of the following [cantons](/source/Cantons_of_Bolivia):[4]

- Choquetanga Canton - 2,537 inhabitants *(2001)*

- Figueroa Canton - 149 inhabitants

- Waña Quta Canton - 69 inhabitants

- Quime Canton - 4,583 inhabitants

## Notable peole

- [Daisy Wende](/source/Daisy_Wende) (1929–2025) - fashion designer

## See also

- [Laram Quta](/source/Laram_Quta_(Inquisivi))

- [Wallatani Lake](/source/Wallatani_Lake)

- [Watir Quta](/source/Watir_Quta)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia, see sketch map p. 153

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Choquetanga Chico 6143-IV

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [National Institute of Statistic in Bolivia](http://www.ine.gob.bo) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110924073930/http://www.ine.gob.bo/) September 24, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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