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Municipality in Potosí Department, Bolivia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Atocha Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 21°6′S 66°2′W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | Potosí Department |
Province | Sud Chichas Province |
Foundation | September 21, 1963 |
Seat | Atocha |
Government | |
• Mayor | Braulio Flores |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 9,536 |
• Ethnicities | Quechua |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Atocha Municipality was created on September 21, 1963 by Law No. 245[1] 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:[2] Atocha, Chorolque, Chorolque Viejo, Portugalete, Chocaya, Guadalupe, San Vicente, Santa Bárbara.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[3]
The languages spoken in the municipality are mainly Spanish and Quechua .
Ref: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
The colonial settlement Atocha Viejo ("Old Atocha") as well as the land relief are a tourist attraction.
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