Jesús de Machaca Municipality
Jesús de Machaca Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Location of the municipality within Ingavi province | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′0″S 68°45′0″W / 16.75000°S 68.75000°W | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Ingavi Province |
| Seat | Jesús de Machaca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adrian Aspi Cosme (2008) |
| • President | Melicio Llanqui Mita (2008) |
| Area | |
• Total | 369 sq mi (955 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 13,247 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Jesús de Machaca Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It was created by Law No. 2351 on May 7, 2002, during the presidency of Jorge Quiroga Ramírez. Its seat is Jesús de Machaca.