Jesús de Machaca Municipality is the sixth municipal section

Municipalities of Bolivia

Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...

 of the Ingavi Province

Ingavi Province

Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Viacha.- Subdivision :Ingavi Province is divided into seven municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.- Population :...

 in the La Paz Department

La Paz Department (Bolivia)

The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises with a 2001 census population of 2,350,466 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with Peru. It contains the mighty Cordillera Real that reaches altitudes of . Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas,...

 in Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

. It was created by Law No. 2351 on May 7, 2002, during the presidency of Jorge Quiroga Ramírez. Its seat is Jesús de Machaca

Jesús de Machaca

Jesús de Machaca is a location in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Jesús de Machaca Municipality, the sixth municipal section of the Ingavi Province, and of the Jesús de Machaca Canton. In 2001 it had a population of 396.- Transport :...

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Division

The municipality consists of the following ten cantons

Cantons of Bolivia

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• Aguallamaya - 1,694 inhabitants (2001)
• Chama - 1,278 inhabitants
• Cuipa España de Machaca - 662 inhabitants
• Jesús de Machaca - 862 inhabitants
• Kalla Tupac Katari - 2,669 inhabitants
• Khonkho San Salvador - 755 inhabitants
• Mejillones de Machaca - 845 inhabitants
• Santa Ana de Machaca - 363 inhabitants
• Santo Domingo de Machaca - 588 inhabitants
• Villa Asunción de Machaca - 3,244 inhabitants

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous

Indigenous peoples of the Americas

The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...

 citizens of Aymara descent.

Ethnic group	%
Quechua Quechuas Quechuas is the collective term for several indigenous ethnic groups in South America who speak a Quechua language , belonging to several ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.The Quechuas of Ecuador call themselves as well as their...	0.3
Aymara	94.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos Chiquitos Chiquitos means "little ones" in Spanish. The Spanish Conquistadores chose this name for the people living in the rain savannas of what is now the eastern parts of the Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia, when they found the small doors of the Indian huts in the region.Today, this area is called Gran... , Moxos Moxos people The Moxos, also known as the Mojos, are an indigenous people living around the head-waters of the Madeira River in northern Bolivia, particularly on both banks of the Mamore River. They submitted to Inca domination, but in 1564 gallantly repulsed the Spaniards. A century later, however, the Jesuits...	0.1
Not indigenous Indigenous peoples of the Americas The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...	4.3
Other indigenous groups	0.9

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:

• The archaeological site of Qhunqhu Wankani in Jesús de Machaca Canton
• Jesús de Machaca, an indigenous
  Indigenous peoples of the Americas
  The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
  
  community
• Yakayuni saltflats in Jesús de Machaca Canton where salt exploitation is possible
• Urus Iruito community in Jesús de Machaca Canton and the Urus Iruito museum in Jesús de Machaca

External links

• Jesús de Machaca Municipality: population data and map (Spanish)
• Website of Jesús de Machaca Municipality (CEBEM - Centro Boliviano de Estudios Multidisciplinarios)