Official Name: | Uncía Municipality |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Bolivia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Potosí Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Rafael Bustillo Province |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | Uncía |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 18522 (without Chuquihuta Canton) |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Quechua, Aymara |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -18.6°N -92°W |
Uncía Municipality is the first municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Uncía.
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
Chuqi Uta Canton belonged to the municipality until June 17, 2009, when Chuqi Uta Municipality was created now being the fourth municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua and Aymara descent.[1]
Ethnic group | % |
---|---|
Quechua | 69.1 |
Aymara | 20.0 |
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.0 |
10.9 | |
Other indigenous groups | 0.0 |