Poopó Municipality is the first municipal section of the Poopó Province in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Poopó.
Geography The municipality lies east of the Desaguadero River where it connects Uru Uru Lake and Poopó Lake.
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:BIGM map 1:50,000 Huanuni 6239-III
Chuqi Nasa Chuwallani Ch'alla Wintu Ch'ankha Ch'api Ch'api Kisuri Kuntur Ikiña Llallawani Pä Qullu Puka Kancha Pukara Qachi Qachi Qala Pirqata Quri Mina Tani Tani Tanka Qullu Taypi Qullu Urqu Jipiña Wallatiri Wanqa Nasa Wila Ch'ankha Wila Ñiq'i Wisk'achani Yana Pukara Yana Phusa
Subdivision The municipality is divided into three cantons. Coripata Canton Poopó Canton Venta y Media Canton
Languages The languages spoken in the Poopó Municipality are mainly Spanish, Quechua and Aymara .
Language InhabitantsQuechua4,439Aymara1,105Guaraní13Another native 6Spanish 5,189Foreign27Only native733Native and Spanish3,769Only Spanish1,420
References
obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
External links Map of the Poopó Province