San Pedro de Quemes Municipality facts for kids

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Municipality
Salar de Chiguana
Location within Potosí Department
San Pedro de Quemes Municipality Location in Bolivia
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Nor Lípez Province
Seat	San Pedro de Quemes
Area
• Total	1,657 sq mi (4,291 km²)
Elevation	13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population (2001)
• Total	815
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

San Pedro de Quemes (Quechua: Qimis) is the second municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pedro de Quemes.

Geography

The municipality lies at the Uyuni salt flat.

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:

Araral
Chiwana
Ch'aska Urqu
Iru Phutunqu
Julina
Kachi Unu
K'uchu Unu
Luxsar
Michincha
Millu Urqu
Paruma
Patilla
Phuruncha
Q'aluta Wintu Luma
Sarapuru
Tankani
Tirani
Ukilla
Ullawi
Ullqa
Wanaku
Yarita

Many of the mountains and volcanoes are a natural border to Chile.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

Cana - 44 inhabitants (2001)
Chiguana - 10 inhabitants
Pajancha - 52 inhabitants
Pelcoya - 135 inhabitants
San Pedro de Quemes- 574 inhabitants

The people

The people are mainly not indigenous and 45,0% are citizens of Quechua descent.

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	45.0
Aymara	6.3
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.2
Not indigenous	48.3
Other indigenous groups	0.2

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