Ocurí Municipality

Ocurí Municipality
Municipality
Ocurí
Location within Potosí Department
Ocurí Municipality Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°50′S 65°48′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Chayanta Province
Seat	Ocurí
Area
• Total	304 sq mi (788 km2)
Elevation	13,500 ft (4,100 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	18,516
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Ocurí Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Chayanta Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Ocurí.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

• Chairapata
• Maragua
• Marcoma
• Ocurí

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	93.4
Aymara	0.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.2
Not indigenous	6.1
Other indigenous groups	0.1

Notable people

• Emeliana Aiza (born 1980) - politician

See also

• Lluxita
• Siwinqani

External links

• Ocurí Municipality: population data and map