Puerto Acosta Municipality
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Cantons
There are four cantons in the municipality: Puerto Acosta, Parajachi, Chiñaya and San Juan de Cancanani. Until 2009 the municipality consisted of nine cantons (cantones):
| Canton | Inhabitants (2001)[2] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Acosta Canton | 6,745 | Puerto Acosta | 1,123 |
| Umanata Canton (now: Umanata Municipality) | 6,447 | Umanata | 192 |
| Escoma Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 5,097 | Escoma | 576 |
| Challapata Peninsula Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 905 | Challapata | - |
| Parajachi Canton or Puerto Parajachi Canton | 2,245 | Parajachi | - |
| Villa Puni Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 514 | Villa Puni | 329 |
| Collasuyo Canton (now in Escoma Municipality) | 561 | Collasuyo | 22 |
| Chiñaya Canton | 3,296 | Chiñaya | 150 |
| San Juan de Cancanani Canton | 1,486 | San Juan de Cancanani | 172 |
On February 6, 2009 [3] Umanata Municipality became the fourth municipal section of the Eliodoro Camacho Province with Umanata as its seat and Escoma Municipality became the fifth one with Escoma as its seat. The four cantons Escoma, Villa Puni, Collasuyo and Challapata Peninsula (Península de Challapata), formerly cantons of the Puerto Acosta Municipality, today make up the Escoma Municipality.[4]
References
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- ↑ census 2001: Puerto Acosta MunicipalityScript error: No such module "Unsubst". (Spanish)
- ↑ www.ine.gob.bo
- ↑ www.planguarani.com Script error: No such module "webarchive". (Spanish)
- ↑ Ley Nº 4004 (Spanish)
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