San Pablo de Lípez Municipality
Municipality in Potosí Department, Bolivia
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San Pablo de Lípez Municipality is the first municipal section of the Sur Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pablo de Lípez.
San Pablo de Lípez | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Laguna Colorada, Quetena Grande | |
 Location within Potosí Department | |
  San Pablo de Lípez Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 22°7′S 67°12′W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Potosí Department |
| Province | Sur Lípez Province |
| Seat | San Pablo de Lípez |
| Elevation | 14,400 ft (4,400 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,523 |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (-4) |
Geography
Subdivision
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
- Quetena Grande - 621 inhabitants (2001)
- San Antonio de Lípez - 505 inhabitants
- San Pablo de Lípez - 1,397 inhabitants
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[4]