Copacabana Municipality, La Paz


Copacabana Municipality is the first municipal section of the Manco Kapac Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Copacabana.
Isla del Sol and Chelleca island are situated within the municipality.

Subdivision

The municipality is divided into three cantons.
CantonInhabitants Seat
Copacabana Canton8,194Copacabana
Lokha Canton2,388Lokha
Zampaya Canton4,004Zampaya

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymaran descent.
Ethnic group%
Quechua0.9
Aymara95.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.2
Not indigenous3.0
Other indigenous groups0.1

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Languages

The languages spoken in the Copacabana Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.
LanguageInhabitants
Quechua185
Aymara11,825
Guaraní6
Another native4
Spanish10,713
Foreign81
Only native3,020
Native and Spanish8,858
Only Spanish1,857

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