Uyuni_Municipality

Uyuni Municipality

Uyuni Municipality

Municipality in Potosí Department, Bolivia

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

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Geography

The municipality lies at the Uyuni salt flat.

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

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Chacala
  • Coroma
  • Huanchaca
  • Pulacayo
  • Uyuni

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua and Aymara descent.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Uyuni". Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  2. [2]
    obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)


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