Atocha Municipality is the second municipal section of the Sud Chichas Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Atocha. It is located within the Andes mountain range.
Subdivision Atocha Municipality was created on September 21, 1963 by Law No. 245Law No. 245, Ley de 21 de septiembre de 1963 consisting of the following seven cantons: Chocaya, Portugalete, San Vicente, Santa Bárbara, Tacmari, Guadalupe and Chorolque Viejo.
The National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia INE lists eight divisions of the municipality of Atocha:INE, Bolivia, Division of Atocha Municipality: Population Data Atocha, Chorolque, Chorolque Viejo, Portugalete, Chocaya, Guadalupe, San Vicente, Santa Bárbara.
The people The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Ethnic group %Quechua70.6Aymara2.8Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.2Not indigenous 26.4Other indigenous groups0.1
Languages The languages spoken in the municipality are mainly Spanish and Quechua .
Language InhabitantsQuechua4,910Aymara274Guaraní11Another native 1Spanish 8,580Foreign26Only native395Native and Spanish4,602Only Spanish3,979
Ref: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Places of interest The colonial settlement Atocha Viejo ("Old Atocha") as well as the land relief are a tourist attraction.
See also Kunturillu Santa Bárbara (Chorolque) Siete Suyos Wila Qullu
References
External links
Atocha Municipality: population data and map (PDF; 625 kB)