Colquechaca Municipality

Colquechaca Municipality is the first municipal section o the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Depairtment in Bolivie. Its seat is Colquechaca.

Colquechaca Municipality
Municipality
Colquechaca Municipality Location athin Bolivie
Coordinates: 18°53′S 66°5′W
Kintra	Bolivie
Depairtment	Potosí Depairtment
Province	Chayanta Province
Seat	Colquechaca
Area
• Total	1846 km2 (713 sq mi)
Elevation	4000 m (13,000 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	31,037
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	UTC-4 (-4)

Qullqichaka which is the proper spellin o the compoond Quechua wird means "siller brig" (qullqi: siller, money; chaka: brig).^[1]

Subdiveesion

The municipality consists o the follaein cantons:

• Ayoma
• Colquechaca
• Macha
• Rosario
• Surumi

The fowk

The fowk are predominantly indigenous citizens o Quechua descent.^[2]

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	95.3
Aymara	0.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.0
No indigenous	3.8
Ither indigenous groups	0.0