Nor Lípez Native Community Lands
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The Nor Lípez Native Community Lands are a collectively owned indigenous territory in the province of Nor Lípez
, Potosí
, Bolivia
, registered as a Native Community Land
and titled by the National Agrarian Reform Institute on 19 April 2011.
The territory is governed by the Sole Provincial Center of Originary Communities of Nor Lípez and includes 2,000,291 hectares of land in the cantons of Chillco, Soracaya, Chocaya
, San Vicente, Tacmari, Atulcha, Calcha K, Chuvica, Colcha "K", Julaca, Llovica, Río Grande, San Cristóbal, San Juan, Santiago, Santiago de Agencha, Soniquera, Cana
, Chiguana
, Payancha, Pelcoya
, San Pedro de Quemes
, San Antonio de Lípez, San Pablo de Lípez, Uyuni, Alota, Cerro Gordo, San Agustín
, and Todos Santos. It size made it the largest Native Community Land in Bolivia .
Nor Lípez Province
Nor Lípez is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its seat is Colcha "K", also called Villa Martín. The majority of the province's area was titled as the Nor Lípez Native Community Land on 19 April 2011...
, Potosí
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....
, 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...
, registered as a Native Community Land
Native Community Lands
Native Community Lands , according to Bolivian law, are territories held by indigenous people through collective title. The creation of these territories has been a major goal of Bolivian indigenous movements and a political initiative pursued by both neoliberal and indigenous-identified national...
and titled by the National Agrarian Reform Institute on 19 April 2011.
The territory is governed by the Sole Provincial Center of Originary Communities of Nor Lípez and includes 2,000,291 hectares of land in the cantons of Chillco, Soracaya, Chocaya
Chocaya Canton
Chocaya Canton is one of the cantons of the Atocha Municipality, the second municipal section of the Sud Chichas Province in the Potosí Department in south-west Bolivia. Its seat is Chocaya.-External links:*...
, San Vicente, Tacmari, Atulcha, Calcha K, Chuvica, Colcha "K", Julaca, Llovica, Río Grande, San Cristóbal, San Juan, Santiago, Santiago de Agencha, Soniquera, Cana
San Pedro de Quemes Municipality
San Pedro de Quemes Municipality is the second municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pedro de Quemes.- Subdivision :The municipality consists of the following cantons:...
, Chiguana
San Pedro de Quemes Municipality
San Pedro de Quemes Municipality is the second municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pedro de Quemes.- Subdivision :The municipality consists of the following cantons:...
, Payancha, Pelcoya
Pelcoya Canton
Pelcoya is one of the cantons of the San Pedro de Quemes Municipality, the second municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. During the census of 2001 it had 135 inhabitants. Its seat is Pelcoya with a population of 79 in 2001.-External links:*...
, San Pedro de Quemes
San Pedro de Quemes Canton
San Pedro de Quemes is one of the cantons of the San Pedro de Quemes Municipality, the second municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. During the census of 2001 it had 574 inhabitants. Its seat is San Pedro de Quemes with a population of 490 in 2001.-External...
, San Antonio de Lípez, San Pablo de Lípez, Uyuni, Alota, Cerro Gordo, San Agustín
San Agustín Canton
San Agustín Canton is one of the cantons of the Enrique Baldivieso Province in the Potosí Department in south-west Bolivia. During the census of 2001 it had 567 inhabitants. Its seat is San Agustín which is also the capital of the Enrique Baldivieso Province with a population of 533 in...
, and Todos Santos. It size made it the largest Native Community Land in Bolivia .