Eliodoro Camacho Province

Eliodoro Camacho is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia situated at Lake Titicaca. Its seat is Puerto Acosta.

Eliodoro Camacho
Province
Suches River in Umanata
Location of Eliodoro Camacho Province within Bolivia
Provinces of the La Paz Department
Coordinates: 15°30′0″S 69°5′0″W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
Municipalities5
FoundationNovember 5, 1908
CapitalPuerto Acosta
Area
 • Total2,080 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total53,747
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Aymara
WebsiteOfficial website

Camacho Province is situated in the western region of the La Paz Department bordered to the north by the Muñecas Province, to the east by the Larecaja Province, to the south by the Omasuyos Province, to the west by Lake Titicaca and Moho Province located in the Puno Region of Peru.

Camacho Province was created during the presidency of General Ismael Montes on November 5, 1908,[1] named after the Bolivian politician and officer Eliodoro Camacho. Originally it was composed of the cantons Huaycho, Escoma, Carabuco, Italaque, Mocomoco and Ambaná. Huaycho became the capital of the province under the name "Puerto Acosta" (meaning: "Port Acosta") in honor of the writer Nicolás Acosta (1844 - 1893).[2]

Subdivision

The province is divided into five municipalities [3] which are further subdivided into cantons.

Section Municipality Seat Inhabitants (2001) [4]
1stPuerto Acosta MunicipalityPuerto Acosta1,123
2ndMocomoco MunicipalityMocomoco444
3rdPuerto Carabuco MunicipalityPuerto Carabuco416
4thUmanata Municipality (also Humanata Municipality)Umanata (also Humanata)192
5thEscoma MunicipalityEscoma576
  • Transport in Eliodoro Camacho Province

See also

References
  1. "www.lexivox.org". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  2. Diccionario Cultural Boliviano (Spanish)
  3. www.bolivia.com (Spanish)
  4. www.ine.gov.bo Archived November 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

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