{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Tiwanaku Municipality |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Municipality |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Tiwanaku Statue Der Moench.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = The [[Ponce Monolith]], [[Tiwanaku]], |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Ingavi_Municipios_map.jpg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of the municipality within the Ingavi Province |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 of the Tiwanaku Municipality within Bolivia <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg|25px]] [[Bolivia]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Departments of Bolivia|Department]] |subdivision_name1 = [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz Department]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Bolivia|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Ingavi Province]] <!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government --> |seat_type = Seat |seat = [[Tiwanaku]] (village) <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Eulogia Quispe Cabrera (2008) |leader_title1 =President<!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = Laureano Coronel Quispe (2008) |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = Foundation<!-- Settled --> |established_date = November 22, 1947 |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 = 347<!-- 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 = 11309 |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 = |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|35|0|S|68|40|0|W|region:BO|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m =3900 |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 = }} '''Tiwanaku Municipality''' is the third [[Municipalities of Bolivia|municipal section]] of the [[Ingavi Province]] in the [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz Department]], [[Bolivia]]. Its seat is the village of [[Tiwanaku, La Paz|Tiwanaku]] located near the [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] [[Tiwanaku]].
== Cantons == The municipality is divided into three cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses): * Huacullani - ([[Huacullani]]) * Pillapi San Agustín - (Pillapi San Agustín) * Tiwanaku - ([[Tiwanaku]] village)
== The people == The people are predominantly [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous]] citizens of [[Aymara people|Aymara]] descent.<ref>obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)</ref>
{|class="wikitable" border="1" style="width:25%;" border="1" |-bgcolor=#EFEFEF ! '''Ethnic group''' ! '''%''' |- |[[Quechuas|Quechua]] |align="right" |0.4 |- |[[Aymara people|Aymara]] |align="right" |96.1
|- |[[Guarani people|Guaraní]], [[Chiquitos]], [[Moxos people|Moxos]] |align="right" |0.1 |- |Not [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous]] |align="right" |3.3 |- |Other indigenous groups |align="right" |0.0 |- |}
Some data:
{|class="wikitable" border="1" style="width:25%;" border="1" |-bgcolor=silver ! '''Census''' ! '''1992''' ! '''2001''' |- |Inhabitants |align="right" |9,477 |align="right" |11,309 |- |Rural |align="right" |9,477 |align="right" |11,309 |- |Urban |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |- |[[Total fertility rate]] |align="right" |6.8 |align="right" |4.7 |- |[[Infant mortality]] |align="right" |77.1 |align="right" |72.2 |- |[[Net migration rate]] |align="right" |n |align="right" | -12.6 |- |}
== Languages == The languages spoken in the Tiwanaku Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
{|class="wikitable" border="1" style="width:25%;" border="1" |-bgcolor=silver ! '''Language''' ! '''Inhabitants''' |- |[[Quechua languages|Quechua]] |align="right" |76 |- |[[Aymara language|Aymara]] |align="right" |10,154 |- |[[Guaraní language|Guaraní]] |align="right" |4 |- |Another native |align="right" |41 |- |[[Spanish language|Spanish]] |align="right" |6,899 |- |Foreign |align="right" |28 |- |Only native |align="right" |3,913 |- |Native and Spanish |align="right" |6,261 |- |Only Spanish |align="right" |640 |- |}
== Tourist attractions == Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:<ref>[http://www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo:8001/simit/sistema/ficha_turistica/iframelapaz.php www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509054006/http://www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo:8001/simit/sistema/ficha_turistica/iframelapaz.php |date=2011-05-09 }} Tourist guide by the government of the department</ref> * the archaeological site of [[Tiwanaku]] in the Tiwanaku Canton * Saint Peter church in Tiwanaku * [[Willkakuti]], the Andean-Amazonic New Year, celebrated on June 21 of every year in the viewpoint of [[Kimsa Chata (Ingavi)|Kimsa Chata]] mountain in the Tiwanaku Canton * Tiwanaku festivity ''(Señor de la Exaltación)'' celebrated in the Tiwanaku Canton in September
== See also == * [[Chuqi Ch'iwani]] * [[Ch'alla Jawira (Ingavi)|Ch'alla Jawira]] * [[Laqaya (La Paz)|Laqaya]] * [[Nasa Puqi]] * [[Qaluyu]] * [[Tiwanaku River]] * [[Wila Qullu (Ingavi)|Wila Qullu]]
== References == {{Reflist}} * [http://www.ine.gov.bo/comunitaria/comunitariaVer.aspx?Depto=02&Prov=08&Seccion=03 www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Tiwanaku Municipality]
== External links == * [http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020803&tipo=1 Tiwanaku Municipality: population data and map] (Spanish)
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