Tomave Municipality

Tomave Municipality is the second municipal section of the Antonio Quijarro Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Uyuni.

Tomave
Municipality
Route 5 between Potosí and Uyuni in Tomave Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Tomave Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°8′S 66°21′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Antonio Quijarro Province
Seat	Tomave
Population  (2001)
• Total	12,764
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:^[1][2]

• Chuqi Warani
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi
• Iru Punta
• Jatun Mundo Quri Warani
• Kuntur Chukuña
• Kuntur Umaña
• Maman Chata
• Miyuyuq
• Paquni
• Paya Qullu
• Qusqu
• Siku
• Sirk'i
• T'uru Muqu
• Uwina
• Uyuni
• Wila Nasa
• Wisk'achani
• Wiyacha

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons: Apacheta, Calasaya, Cuchagua, Opoco, San Francisco de Tarana, Tacora, Ticatica, Tolapampa, Tomave, Ubina, Viluyo and Yura.

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.^[3]

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	93.1
Aymara	3.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.1
Not indigenous	3.5
Other indigenous groups	0.2