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Urmiri Municipality

Coordinates: 19°30′S 66°10′W / 19.500°S 66.167°W / -19.500; -66.167
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Urmiri Municipality
Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Location within Potosí Department
Urmiri Municipality is located in Bolivia
Urmiri Municipality
Urmiri Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°30′S 66°10′W / 19.500°S 66.167°W / -19.500; -66.167
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceTomás Frías Province
SeatUrmiri
Population
 (2001)
 • Total2,025
 • Ethnicities
Quechua Aymara
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Urmiri Municipality is the third municipal section of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Urmiri.

Subdivision

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The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Cahuayo
  • Urmiri

The people

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

Ethnic group %
Quechua 49.3
Aymara 46.6
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0
Not indigenous 4.1
Other indigenous groups 0.1

References

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