Urqu Jawira (Pedro Domingo Murillo)

Urqu Jawira (Aymara urqu male, jawira river,[1] "male river", Hispanicized spellings Orkojahuira, Orkojawira) is a river in Bolivia in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province. It originates in the Wayllari mountain range. On its way to Choqueyapu River it crosses the city La Paz from north to south in the Putu Putu or Miraflores district.[2]

For the river in the Aroma Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Urqu Jawira (Aroma).
Urqu Jawira
Location in Bolivia
EtymologyAymara
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionLa Paz Department,
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province

See also

References
  1. katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Urqu (adj.) - Macho. Jawira (s.) - Río con o sin agua.
  2. revistasbolivianas.org.bo Ximena Medinaceli, ¿La Paz, ciudad de cerros o de ríos?, Universidad Católica Boliviana, 2000


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