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San Pablo de Lípez Municipality is the first municipal section of the Sur Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pablo de Lípez.
San Pablo de Lípez | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Laguna Colorada, Quetena Grande | |
 Location within Potosí Department | |
San Pablo de Lípez Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 22°7′S 67°12′W / 22.117°S 67.200°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Potosí Department |
| Province | Sur Lípez Province |
| Seat | San Pablo de Lípez |
| Elevation | 14,400 ft (4,400 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,523 |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (-4) |
The highest mountain of the municipality is Uturunku at 6,008 m (19,711 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1][2][3]
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
- Quetena Grande - 621 inhabitants (2001)
- San Antonio de Lípez - 505 inhabitants
- San Pablo de Lípez - 1,397 inhabitants
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[4]
| Ethnic group | % |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 81.5 |
| Aymara | 0.8 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.0 |
| Not indigenous | 17.5 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |
- ^ "San Pablo de Lípez". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Volcán Juriques SF-19-11
- ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 San Pablo de Lípez 6228-I
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)