San Pablo de Lípez Municipality

San Pablo de Lípez Municipality is the first municipal section of the Sur Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pablo de Lípez.

San Pablo de Lípez
Municipality
Laguna Colorada, Quetena Grande
Location within Potosí Department
San Pablo de Lípez Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 22°7′S 67°12′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Sur Lípez Province
Seat	San Pablo de Lípez
Elevation	14,400 ft (4,400 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	2,523
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	UTC-4 (-4)

Geography

The highest mountain of the municipality is Uturunku at 6,008 m (19,711 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[1][2][3]

• Apachita
• Ch'aska Urqu
• Ch'iqlla
• Ch'iqu
• Kuntur Wasi
• Luru Mayu
• Michina
• Nelly
• P'aqu Urqu
• Quli Urqu
• Qhawana
• Q'illu Salli
• Q'illu Urqu
• Sanawrya
• Sapaliri
• Suni K'ira
• Suri Phuyu
• T'iyuyuq
• Waylla Jarita
• Yana Urqu
• Yuraq Urqu

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

• Quetena Grande - 621 inhabitants (2001)
• San Antonio de Lípez - 505 inhabitants
• San Pablo de Lípez - 1,397 inhabitants

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.^[4]

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	81.5
Aymara	0.8
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.0
Not indigenous	17.5
Other indigenous groups	0.1