Llallagua

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)[1][2] 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.

This article is about the town in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Llallawa.
Llallagua
Llallawa
Town
Seal
Llallagua
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°25′S 66°35′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceRafael Bustillo Province
MunicipalityLlallagua Municipality
CantonLlallagua Canton
Government
 • MayorTomás Quiróz (Without Fear Movement; elected 2010)
 • PresidentMaximo Urquieta Mitma (2007)
Elevation
12,779 ft (3,895 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total20,065
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
  • Simon I Patiño Theatre
  • Metavauxite, a rare member of the vauxite group. Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bolivia. Size: 4.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm.

References
  1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.

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