Viacha Municipality is the first municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Viacha.
Division
The municipality is subdivided into seven cantons:
- Chacoma Irpa Grande - 1,247 inhabitants (2001)
- General José Ballivian - 452 inhabitants
- Ichuraya Grande - 332 inhabitants
- Irpuma Irpa Grande - 1,078 inhabitants
- Viacha - 46,596 inhabitants
- Villa Remedios - 1,449 inhabitants
- Villa Santiago de Chacoma - 438 inhabitants
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.
Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:
- The town of Viacha
- Viriloco lagoon, a small man made lake in Viacha Canton
- Qalachaka bridge in Viacha Canton
- "Virgen de LetanÃÂas" Sanctuary in Viacha Canton
- "Pan de Azúcar" mountain in Viacha Canton
- Fields of the Battle of Ingavi in Viacha Canton
See also
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