Ocurí Municipality
Municipality in Potosí Department, Bolivia
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Ocurí Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Ocurí.
Ocurí Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Ocurí | |
 Location within Potosí Department | |
  Ocurí Municipality Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 18°50′S 65°48′W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Potosí Department |
| Province | Chayanta Province |
| Seat | Ocurí |
| Area | |
• Total | 304 sq mi (788 km2) |
| Elevation | 13,500 ft (4,100 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 18,516 |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Subdivision
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
- Chairapata
- Maragua
- Marcoma
- Ocurí
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[1]
Notable people
- Emeliana Aiza (born 1980) - politician