Copacabana Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
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Location of the Arani Municipality within Bolivia | |
Coordinates: 16°9′0″S 69°2′0″W / 16.15000°S 69.03333°WCoordinates: 16°9′0″S 69°2′0″W / 16.15000°S 69.03333°W | |
Country |
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Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Manco Kapac Province |
Seat | Copacabana |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Armando Callisaya Quispe |
• President | Adela Calizaya de Mamani |
Area | |
• Total | 67 sq mi (174 km2) |
Elevation | 12,630 ft (3,850 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 14,586 |
• Ethnicities | Aymara |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Copacabana Municipality is the first municipal section of the Manco Kapac Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Copacabana.
Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun) and Chelleca island are situated within the municipality.
The municipality is divided into three cantons.
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymaran descent.
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
The languages spoken in the Copacabana Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.