Puerto Acosta Municipality
| Puerto Acosta Municipality | |
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Puerto Acosta (Huaycho)
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 Puerto Acosta Municipality
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| Coordinates: 15°30′0″S 69°10′0″W / 15.50000°S 69.16667°WCoordinates: 15°30′0″S 69°10′0″W / 15.50000°S 69.16667°W | |
| Country |
 Bolivia
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| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Eliodoro Camacho Province |
| Seat | Puerto Acosta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Freddy Surco Toledo (2007) |
| • President | Braulio Quispe Condori (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 322 sq mi (833 km2) |
| Elevation | 13,000 ft (4,000 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 27,296 |
Puerto Acosta Municipality is the first municipal section of the Eliodoro Camacho Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Puerto Acosta. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had a population of 27,296, still including Umanata and Escoma as cantons.
There are four cantons in the municipality: Puerto Acosta, Parajachi, Chiñaya and San Juan de Cancanani. Until 2009 the municipality consisted of nine cantons (cantones):
On February 6, 2009 Umanata Municipality became the fourth municipal section of the Eliodoro Camacho Province with Umanata as its seat and Escoma Municipality became the fifth one with Escoma as its seat. The four cantons Escoma, Villa Puni, Collasuyo and Challapata Peninsula (Península de Challapata), formerly cantons of the Puerto Acosta Municipality, today make up the Escoma Municipality.
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