Vitichi Municipality
Municipality in Potosí Department, Bolivia
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Vitichi Municipality is the second municipal section of the Nor Chichas Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Vitichi.
Vitichi Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Vichichi and Vitichi River | |
 Location within Potosí Department | |
  Vitichi Municipality Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 20°24′S 65°29′W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Potosí Department |
| Province | Nor Chichas Province |
| Seat | Vitichi |
| Elevation | 10,500 ft (3,200 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 11,298 |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Subdivision
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
- Ara
- Calcha
- Vitichi
- Yawisla
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[1]