Batallas Municipality
Batallas | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 16°15′S 68°25′W / 16.250°S 68.417°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Los Andes Province |
| Seat | Batallas |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 18.693[1] |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Batallas Municipality is the third municipal section of the Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Batallas.
Geography
The Cordillera Real traverses the Batallas Municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[2]
- Ari Sirka
- Ch'iyar T'ikhi
- Jach'a Juqhu
- Jach'a Pata
- Jach'a Qullu
- Jach'a T'uxu
- Jisk'a Pata
- Jisk'a Turini
- Juqhun K'ark'a
- Kimsa Chata
- Kimsa Phujru
- Kuntur Jipiña
- Laram Salla
- Mich'ini
- Mullu Apachita
- Patapatani
- Pura Purani
- Phaq'u Kiwuta
- Qala T'uxu
- Qawiña
- Qulin Tuqu
- Qullqi Chata
- Q'ara Quta
- Taypi K'uchu
- Tira K'ark'a
- Warawarani
- Wari Sipitaña
- Wari Umaña
- Wila Lluxi
- Wila Wilani
- Wintanani
Languages
The languages spoken in the Batallas Municipality are mainly Aymara, Spanish and Quechua.
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 181 |
| Aymara | 18,360 |
| Guaraní | 6 |
| Another native | 14 |
| Spanish | 13,336 |
| Foreign | 66 |
| Only native | 6,585 |
| Native and Spanish | 11,816 |
| Only Spanish | 1,525 |
See also
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090218081859/http://obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive link)
