Tomave Municipality
| Tomave Municipality | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Route 5 between Potosí and Uyuni in Tomave Municipality | |
| Location within Potosí Department | |
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| Coordinates: 20°8′S 66°21′W / 20.133°S 66.350°WCoordinates: 20°8′S 66°21′W / 20.133°S 66.350°W | |
| Country | |
| Department | Potosí Department |
| Province | Antonio Quijarro Province |
| Seat | Tomave |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 12,764 |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua |
| Time zone | -4 (UTC-4) |
Tomave Municipality is the second municipal section of the Antonio Quijarro Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Uyuni.
Subdivision
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
- Apacheta
- Calasaya
- Opoco
- San Francisco de Tarana
- Tacora
- Ticatica
- Tolapampa
- Tomave
- Ubina
- Viluyo
- Yura
- Cuchagua
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[1]
| Ethnic group | % |
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| Quechua | 93.1 |
| Aymara | 3.2 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
| Not indigenous | 3.5 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.2 |
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