Mapiri Municipality

Mapiri Municipality is the seventh municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Mapiri.

Mapiri Municipality
Municipality
Mapiri and the Mapiri River, La Paz Department
Mapiri Municipality Location of the Mapiri Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 15.3087°S 68.2412°W / -15.3087; -68.2412
Country	Bolivia
Department	La Paz Department
Province	Larecaja Province
Seat	Mapiri
Government
• Mayor	Enrique Calle Onorio (2007)
• President	Ramiro Jorge Vargas Orosco (2007)
Area
• Total	525 sq mi (1,361 km2)
Population  (2001)
• Total	9,633
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Languages

The languages spoken in the Mapiri Municipality are mainly Spanish, Quechua and Aymara.

Language	Inhabitants
Quechua	3.649
Aymara	1.767
Guaraní	6
Another native	7
Spanish	8.567
Foreign	17
Only native	363
Native and Spanish	4.653
Only Spanish	3.915

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

References

• www.ine.gob.bo / census 2001: Mapiri Municipality

External links

• Old map of Larecaja Province (showing its previous political division)