Colcha "K" Municipality is the first municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Colcha "K" or Villa Martín.
Geography The municipality lies at the Uyuni salt flat.
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Chiguana 6030-IVBolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Chilala 6031-IVBolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Villa Martín 6031-I
Subdivision The municipality consists of the following cantons:National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia Atulcha Canton - 102 inhabitants (2001) Chuvica Canton - 53 inhabitants Calcha "K" Canton - 617 inhabitants Cocani Canton - 1.982 inhabitants Colcha "K" Canton - 1.229 inhabitants Julaca Canton - 61 inhabitants Llavica Canton - 274 inhabitants Río Grande Canton - 777 inhabitants San Cristóbal Canton - 1.980 inhabitants San Juan Canton - 981 inhabitants Santiago Canton - 509 inhabitants Santiago de Agencha Canton - 258 inhabitants Soniquera Canton - 822 inhabitants
The people The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
Ethnic group %Quechua88.3Aymara5.6Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.1Not indigenous 6.0Other indigenous groups0.1
See also Ch'iyar Quta Laqaya Puka Mayu
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