Omasuyos Province

Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Omasuyos Uma Suyu
Province
Lake Wiñaymarka
Location of Omasuyos Province within Bolivia
Provinces of the La Paz Department
Coordinates: 16°3′0″S 68°38′0″W / 16.05000°S 68.63333°W / -16.05000; -68.63333
Country	Bolivia
Department	La Paz Department
Municipalities	4
Capital	Achacachi
Area
• Total	2,065 km² (797 sq mi)
Population (2012 census)
• Total	84,484
• Density	41/km² (110/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Aymara
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)
Area code	BO.LP.FT
Website	Official website

Omasuyos (Hispanicized spelling) or Uma Suyu^[1] (Aymara uma water, suyu region, "water region")^[2] is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its capital is Achacachi (Jach'a Q'achi).

The province is situated in the Altiplano bordered to the north by the Muñecas Province, to the northeast by the Larecaja Province, to the southeast by the Los Andes Province, to the south and west by Lake Titicaca and to the northwest by the Eliodoro Camacho Province.

Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:^[3]^[4]^[5]

Chiwanqu
Ch'amaka Misa
Ch'umani
Inkawi
Jach'a Pata
Jach'a P'iq'iñ Q'ara
Janq'u K'ark'a
Jichu Qullu
Kimsa Chatani
Muru Qullu
Paqu Juqhu
Pinkilluni
Pukara
Pukarani
P'iq'iñ Q'ara
Qala Qala
Qutu Uma Qullu
Q'ara Qullu (Achacachi)
Q'ara Qullu (Ancoraimes)
Taypi K'ark'a
Wari Qalluni Pata
Wila Sirka
Wisk'achani

Subdivision

The province is divided into six municipalities.^[6]^[7]

Municipality	Inhabitants (2001) ^[8]	Inhabitants (2012)^[9]	Seat	Inhabitants (2001)
Achacachi	70,503	46,058	Achacachi	7,540
Huarina	(included in Achacachi in 2001)	7,948	Huarina	1,308
Santiago de Huata		8,562	Santiago de Huata	576
Huatajata		3,927	Huatajata	576
Chua Cocani		5,003	Chua Cocani	852
Ancoraimes	15,199	13,136	Ancoraimes	561

° including separated cantons

Huarina and Santiago de Huata, and Huatajata and Chua Cocani received the status of municipalities in 2005, 2009, and 2010, respectively. Formerly they were cantons of the Achacachi Municipality.

References

^ Yaticha Kamani / Ministerio de Educación, Aymara aru thakhinchawi, Chuqi Yapu 2011
^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 5846-III Ancoraimes
^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 5846-IV Mina Matilde
^ "Ancoraimes". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016. labelled (Khara Kella)
^ www.bolivia.com (Spanish)
^ www.planguarani.com Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
^ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística. "Ficha Resúmen Censo de Poblacion y Vivienda 2012". Retrieved 19 September 2017.