Tomave Municipality

Tomave
Municipality
Route 5 between Potosí and Uyuni in Tomave Municipality
Location within Potosí Department
Tomave Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°8′S 66°21′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Antonio Quijarro Province
Seat	Tomave
Population  (2001)
• Total	12,764
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Tomave Municipality is the second municipal section of the Antonio Quijarro Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Uyuni.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:

• Chuqi Warani
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi
• Iru Punta
• Jatun Mundo Quri Warani
• Kuntur Chukuña
• Kuntur Umaña
• Maman Chata
• Miyuyuq
• Paquni
• Paya Qullu
• Qusqu
• Siku
• Sirk'i
• T'uru Muqu
• Uwina
• Uyuni
• Wila Nasa
• Wisk'achani
• Wiyacha

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons: Apacheta, Calasaya, Cuchagua, Opoco, San Francisco de Tarana, Tacora, Ticatica, Tolapampa, Tomave, Ubina, Viluyo and Yura.

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	93.1
Aymara	3.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.1
Not indigenous	3.5
Other indigenous groups	0.2