Sabaya is a small town in the 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...

n Oruro Department

Oruro Department

Oruro is a department in Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km². Its capital is the city of Oruro. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 391,870.- Provinces of Oruro :...

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Sabaya is the administrative center of Atahuallpa Province

Atahuallpa Province

Atahuallpa is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro.-Location:Atahuallpa province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department...

 and Sabaya Municipality alike and is located 200 km southwest of the department capital Oruro

Oruro, Bolivia

Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 , located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro....

. It is situated at 3,698 m above sea level in the Río Sabaya valley on the eastern slopes of Cerro Pumari (4787 m). Salar de Coipasa is located 25 km southeast of Sabaya, and the stratovolcano

Stratovolcano

A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile and periodic, explosive eruptions...

 Tata Sabaya

Tata Sabaya

Tata Sabaya is a stratovolcano in Bolivia. It is located at the northern end of the Salar de Coipasa, which lies in the Altiplano. It also lies at eastern end of a line of volcanoes starting with Isluga in the west, and continuing with Cabaray. Its last eruption date is unknown, but it is assigned...

(5430 m) 20 km in a southwestern direction.

Sabaya had a population of 573 inhabitants in 2001.

External links

• Map of province