Quime | |
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Municipality | |
Quime
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Nickname(s): Un lugar de descanso | |
Motto: luchar hasta el final | |
Location within Bolivia | |
Coordinates: 16°45′S 67°20′W / 16.750°S 67.333°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Inquisivi Province |
Seat | Quime |
Government | |
• Type | Democratic |
• Mayor | Paulino Villanueva Oyardo |
• Sub Mayor | Panfilo Marca |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 7,338 |
Time zone | -4 (UTC-4) |
Quime Municipality is the second municipal section of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia, located south-east of the city of La Paz. Its seat is Quime.
The coordinates are 16° 59' 0" South, 67° 13' 0".
The climate is perfect since the town is between the mountains and the tropic, it has a large vegetation mostly eucalyptus, you can feel the nice aroma of the eucalyptus when you near Quime, it has 3 beautiful rivers, the water is clear like the air, the name of the rives are: Quime River, Chanvillalla River, Chichipata River.
The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
Coordinates: 16°45′00″S 67°20′00″W / 16.75°S 67.3333°W