Ravelo Municipality

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Ravelo Municipality
Municipality
The small village of Toroca in the Ravelo Municipality
The small village of Toroca in the Ravelo Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Location within Potosí Department
Ravelo Municipality is located in Bolivia
Ravelo Municipality
Ravelo Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°47′S 65°33′W / 18.783°S 65.550°W / -18.783; -65.550Coordinates: 18°47′S 65°33′W / 18.783°S 65.550°W / -18.783; -65.550
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceChayanta Province
Seat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total20,536
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Ravelo Municipality is the second municipal section of the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is .

Geography[]

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1][2][3][4]

Subdivision[]

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Antora
  • Huaycoma
  • Pitantora
  • Ravelo
  • Tomoyo
  • Toroca

The people[]

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[5]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 94.4
Aymara 0.3
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 5.2
Other indigenous groups 0.1

References[]

  1. ^ Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Ravelo 6437-I
  2. ^ Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Sapsi 6537-IV
  3. ^ Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Toromani 6438-II
  4. ^ "Ravelo". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  5. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

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