Llallagua
Llallagua
Llallawa | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 18°25′S 66°35′W / 18.417°S 66.583°W | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | Potosí Department |
| Province | Rafael Bustillo Province |
| Municipality | Llallagua Municipality |
| Canton | Llallagua Canton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomás Quiróz (Without Fear Movement; elected 2010) |
| • President | Maximo Urquieta Mitma (2007) |
| Elevation | 12,779 ft (3,895 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 20,065 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Llallagua (in hispanicized spelling) or Llallawa (Aymara for a monstrous potato (like two potatoes) or animal, Quechua for the god of seed-time during the Inca period) is a town in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Llallagua Municipality, the third municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province.