Uyuni Municipality

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Uyuni Municipality
Municipality
Uyuni
Location within Potosí Department
Uyuni Municipality Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°3′S 66°56′W / 20.050°S 66.933°W / -20.050; -66.933Coordinates: 20°3′S 66°56′W / 20.050°S 66.933°W / -20.050; -66.933
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Antonio Quijarro Province
Seat	Uyuni
Elevation	11,980 ft (3,650 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	18,705
• Ethnicities	Quechua Aymara
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

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

Geography[]

The municipality lies at the Uyuni salt flat.

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

• Jach'a Punta
• Jalsuri
• Janq'u Qullu
• Kuntur Ikiña
• Pirwani
• Sura Chata
• Warachi Qullu
• Wila Qullu

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]

References[]

External links[]

• Uyuni Municipality: population data and map