Poopó Municipality
Poopó Municipality is the first municipal section of the Poopó Province in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Poopó.Geography
The municipality lies east of the Desaguadero River where it connects Uru Uru Lake and Poopó Lake.
Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:Subdivision
The municipality is divided into three cantons.
- Coripata Canton
- Poopó Canton
- Venta y Media Canton
Languages
The languages spoken in the Poopó Municipality are mainly Spanish, Quechua and Aymara.
| Language | Inhabitants |
| Quechua | 4,439 |
| Aymara | 1,105 |
| Guaraní | 13 |
| Another native | 6 |
| Spanish | 5,189 |
| Foreign | 27 |
| Only native | 733 |
| Native and Spanish | 3,769 |
| Only Spanish | 1,420 |
