Chuquihuta Municipality
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Chuquihuta Municipality, also Chuquihuta Ayllu Jucumani, is the fourth municipal section
of the Rafael Bustillo Province
in the Potosí Department
in Bolivia
. Its seat is Chuquihuta. The municipality was created on June 17, 2009. Formerly the area was a canton
(Chuquihuta Canton) of the Uncía Municipality
.
Municipalities of Bolivia
Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...
of the Rafael Bustillo Province
Rafael Bustillo Province
Rafael Bustillo is a province in the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its name honors the Bolivian diplomat and foreign secretary Rafael Bustillo . The capital of the province is Uncía with a population of 5,709 in the year 2001, the largest town is Llallagua with 20,065 inhabitants.-Location:Rafael...
in the Potosí Department
Potosí Department
Potosí Department is a department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km² with 709,013 inhabitants . The capital is the city of Potosí....
in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. Its seat is Chuquihuta. The municipality was created on June 17, 2009. Formerly the area was a canton
Cantons of Bolivia
||On the level below municipalities, Bolivia is divided into cantons ....
(Chuquihuta Canton) of the Uncía Municipality
Uncía Municipality
Uncía Municipality is the first municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Uncía.- Subdivision :The municipality consists of the following cantons:* Uncía* Cala Cala...
.