Omasuyos Province


Omasuyos or Uma Suyu is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its capital is Achacachi.
The province is situated in the Altiplano bordered to the north by the Muñecas Province, to the northeast by the Larecaja Province, to the southeast by the Los Andes Province, to the south and west by Lake Titicaca and to the northwest by the Eliodoro Camacho Province.

Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

Subdivision

The province is divided into six municipalities.
MunicipalityInhabitants Inhabitants
SeatInhabitants
Achacachi70,50346,058Achacachi7,540
Huarina'7,948Huarina1,308
Santiago de Huata'8,562Santiago de Huata576
Huatajata'3,927Huatajata576
Chua Cocani'5,003Chua Cocani852
Ancoraimes15,19913,136Ancoraimes561

° including separated cantons
Huarina and Santiago de Huata, and Huatajata and Chua Cocani received the status of municipalities in 2005, 2009, and 2010, respectively. Formerly they were cantons of the Achacachi Municipality.