Guanay Municipality (Aymara: Wanay) is the second municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Guanay.
Guanay Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Guanay Municipality Location of the Viacha Municipality within Bolivia | |
Coordinates: 15°29′41″S 67°54′00″W / 15.4947°S 67.900°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Larecaja Province |
Seat | Guanay |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eddy Loayza Guzmán (2007) |
• President | Lady Saavedra de Chávez (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,510 sq mi (3,911 km2) |
Elevation | 1,600 ft (500 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 11,528 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
The Cordillera Real traverses the Guanay Municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the range, Chachakumani and Ch'iyar Juqhu, lie within the borders of the municipality. More mountains are listed below:[1]
The languages spoken in the Guanay Municipality are mainly Spanish, Aymara and Quechua.
Language | Inhabitants |
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Quechua | 1.653 |
Aymara | 3.405 |
Guaraní | 5 |
Another native | 94 |
Spanish | 10.064 |
Foreign | 86 |
Only native | 737 |
Native and Spanish | 4.123 |
Only Spanish | 5.942 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo