Omasuyos Province
Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia
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Omasuyos (Hispanicized spelling) or Uma Suyu[1] (Aymara uma water, suyu region, "water region")[2] is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its capital is Achacachi (Jach'a Q'achi).
Omasuyos
Uma Suyu | |
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Province | |
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 Location of Omasuyos Province within Bolivia | |
 Provinces of the La Paz Department | |
| Coordinates: 16°3′0″S 68°38′0″W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Municipalities | 4 |
| Capital | Achacachi |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,065 km2 (797 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 94,158 |
| • Density | 45.60/km2 (118.1/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Area code | BO.LP.FT |
| Website | Official website |
The province is situated in the Altiplano bordered to the north by the Muñecas Province, to the northeast by the Larecaja Province, to the southeast by the Los Andes Province, to the south and west by Lake Titicaca and to the northwest by the Eliodoro Camacho Province.
Geography
The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[3][4][5]
- Chiwanqu
- Ch'amaka Misa
- Ch'umani
- Inkawi
- Jach'a Pata
- Jach'a P'iq'iñ Q'ara
- Janq'u K'ark'a
- Jichu Qullu
- Kimsa Chatani
- Muru Qullu
- Paqu Juqhu
- Pinkilluni
- Pukara
- Pukarani
- P'iq'iñ Q'ara
- Qala Qala
- Qutu Uma Qullu
- Q'ara Qullu (Achacachi)
- Q'ara Qullu (Ancoraimes)
- Taypi K'ark'a
- Wari Qalluni Pata
- Wila Sirka
- Wisk'achani
Subdivision
The province is divided into six municipalities.[6][7]
| Municipality | Inhabitants (2001) [8] | Inhabitants
(2012)[9] |
Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achacachi | 70,503 | 46,058 | Achacachi | 7,540 |
| Huarina | (included in Achacachi in 2001) | 7,948 | Huarina | 1,308 |
| Santiago de Huata | 8,562 | Santiago de Huata | 576 | |
| Huatajata | 3,927 | Huatajata | 576 | |
| Chua Cocani | 5,003 | Chua Cocani | 852 | |
| Ancoraimes | 15,199 | 13,136 | Ancoraimes | 561 |
° including separated cantons
Huarina and Santiago de Huata, and Huatajata and Chua Cocani received the status of municipalities in 2005, 2009, and 2010, respectively. Formerly they were cantons of the Achacachi Municipality.
