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Mojinete Municipality

Coordinates: 21°46′S 66°18′W / 21.767°S 66.300°W / -21.767; -66.300
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Mojinete Municipality
Municipality
Mojinete
Mojinete
Location within Potosí Department
Location within Potosí Department
Mojinete Municipality is located in Bolivia
Mojinete Municipality
Mojinete Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 21°46′S 66°18′W / 21.767°S 66.300°W / -21.767; -66.300
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceSur Lípez Province
SeatMojinete
Elevation
11,500 ft (3,500 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total716
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Mojinete Municipality is the second municipal section of the Sur Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Mojinete.

Subdivision

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The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Bonete Palca
  • Casa Grande
  • Mojinete
  • Pueblo Viejo
  • La Cienega

The people

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The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[1]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 98.3
Aymara 1.0
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0
Not indigenous 0.7
Other indigenous groups 0.0

References

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  1. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
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