Quime
Municipality
Quime
Quime
Nickname(s): 
Un lugar de descanso
Motto(s): 
luchar hasta el final
Quime is located in Bolivia
Quime
Quime
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°45′S 67°20′W / 16.750°S 67.333°W / -16.750; -67.333
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceInquisivi Province
SeatQuime
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
 • MayorPaulino Villanueva Oyardo
 • Sub MayorPanfilo Marca
Population
 (2001)
 • Total7,338
Time zone UTC-4 (-4)

Quime Municipality is the second municipal section of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia, located south-east of the city of La Paz. Its seat is Quime.

The coordinates are 16° 59' 0" South, 67° 13' 0".

The climate is perfect since the town is between the mountains and the tropic, it has a large vegetation mostly eucalyptus, you can feel the nice aroma of the eucalyptus when you near Quime, it has 3 beautiful rivers, the water is clear like the air, the name of the rives are: Quime River, Chanvillalla River, Chichipata River.

Geography

The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:

  • Ch'amak Qullu
  • Iskayuni
  • Jach'a Pukara
  • Janq'u Quta
  • Kimsa Willk'i
  • León Jiwata
  • Qina Qina
  • Turini

Division

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Choquetanga Canton - 2,537 inhabitants (2001)
  • Figueroa Canton - 149 inhabitants
  • Waña Quta Canton - 69 inhabitants
  • Quime Canton - 4,583 inhabitants

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