Quime Municipality

Quime
Municipality
Quime
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Un lugar de descanso
Motto:  luchar hasta el final
Quime Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°45′S 67°20′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	La Paz Department
Province	Inquisivi Province
Seat	Quime
Government
• Type	Democratic
• Mayor	Paulino Villanueva Oyardo
• Sub Mayor	Panfilo Marca
Population  (2001)
• Total	7,338
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Quime Municipality is the second municipal section of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia, located south-east of the city of La Paz. Its seat is Quime. The coordinates are 16° 59' 0" South, 67° 13' 0".

Geography

There are three rivers nearby, the Quime River, Chanvillalla River, and Chichipata River.^{[citation needed]} The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the municipality.^[1][2][3]

Division

The municipality consists of the following cantons:^[4]

• Choquetanga Canton - 2,537 inhabitants (2001)
• Figueroa Canton - 149 inhabitants
• Waña Quta Canton - 69 inhabitants
• Quime Canton - 4,583 inhabitants

See also

• Laram Quta
• Wallatani Lake
• Watir Quta

References

1. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia, see sketch map p. 153
2. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Choquetanga Chico 6143-IV
3. IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
4. National Institute of Statistic in Bolivia Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

16.75°S 67.3333°W / -16.75; -67.3333