Tiwanaku Municipality is the third municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is the village of 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 citizens of Aymara descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
Ethnic group %Quechua0.4Aymara96.1Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.1Not indigenous 3.3Other indigenous groups0.0
Some data:
Census 1992 2001Inhabitants9,47711,309Rural9,47711,309Urban00Total fertility rate6.84.7Infant mortality77.172.2Net migration raten -12.6
Languages The languages spoken in the Tiwanaku Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
Language InhabitantsQuechua76Aymara10,154Guaraní4Another native 41Spanish 6,899Foreign28Only native3,913Native and Spanish6,261Only Spanish640
Tourist attractions Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Tourist guide by the government of the department 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 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 Laqaya Nasa Puqi Qaluyu Tiwanaku River Wila Qullu
References
www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Tiwanaku Municipality
External links Tiwanaku Municipality: population data and map (Spanish)