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in a southeasterly direction to the
Argentine border, leads over 37 kilometers to Cuchu Ingenio . From there, Route 7 branches off to the south and reaches Vitoti and Tumusla after 203 kilometers to Cotagaita.
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people, 96.1 percent of the inhabitants in the municipality of
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The population of the village has increased by almost half in the past two decades:
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1363:San Antonio de Esmoruco
72:Location within Bolivia
164:Cotagaita Municipality
1273:Mojinete Municipality
771:, the capital of the
232:Santiago de Cotagaita
331:Record high °C (°F)
152:Nor Chichas Province
1397:San Pedro de Quemes
1393:San Pedro de Quemes
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1373:San Pablo de LĂpez
1063:JosĂŠ MarĂa Linares
1058:Enrique Baldivieso
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159:Municipality
1357:San AgustĂn
1353:San AgustĂn
1237:Colquechaca
1233:Colquechaca
1098:TomĂĄs FrĂas
1088:Sud Chichas
1073:Nor Chichas
950: /
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103: /
1427:Tinguipaya
1423:Tinguipaya
1227:Colcha "K"
1223:Colcha "K"
1217:Chuquihuta
1213:Chuquihuta
875:References
807:Residents
794:Population
190:Population
135:Department
1447:Toro Toro
1443:Toro Toro
1407:Tacobamba
1403:Tacobamba
1257:Llallagua
1253:Llallagua
1247:Cotagaita
1243:Cotagaita
1167:Caiza "D"
1163:Caiza "D"
1137:Arampampa
1133:Arampampa
1093:Sur LĂpez
1078:Nor LĂpez
1016:Provinces
1005:Capital:
264:Altiplano
258:Geography
228:Cotagaita
218:Cotagaita
204:Time zone
182:Elevation
66:Cotagaita
34:Cotagaita
18:Cotagaita
1533:Category
1497:VillazĂłn
1493:VillazĂłn
1277:Mojinete
1207:Chayanta
1203:Chayanta
1187:Caripuyo
1183:Caripuyo
1157:Betanzos
1153:Betanzos
1043:Chayanta
869:flooding
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681:Average
242:Location
147:Province
1517:Yocalla
1513:Yocalla
1507:Vitichi
1503:Vitichi
1297:Pocoata
1293:Pocoata
1177:Ckochas
1173:Ckochas
1038:Charcas
938:65°41â˛W
935:20°50â˛S
917:11 June
857:Quechua
810:Source
745:(1.57)
740:(0.55)
735:(0.43)
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274:Climate
236:Bolivia
230:(also:
222:Bolivia
128:Bolivia
116:Country
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88:20°49â˛S
1477:Urmiri
1473:Urmiri
1457:Tupiza
1453:Tupiza
1437:Tomave
1433:Tomave
1347:Sacaca
1343:Sacaca
1337:Ravelo
1333:Ravelo
1317:PotosĂ
1313:PotosĂ
1197:ChaquĂ
1193:ChaquĂ
1147:Atocha
1143:Atocha
1127:Acasio
1123:Acasio
1008:PotosĂ
848:Census
844:3,931
835:Census
831:1,645
822:Census
818:1,401
788:Tupiza
769:PotosĂ
720:(0.0)
287:Month
171:Canton
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1483:Uyuni
1467:UncĂa
1463:UncĂa
1417:Tahua
1413:Tahua
1307:Porco
1303:Porco
1287:OcurĂ
1283:OcurĂ
1267:Llica
1263:Llica
841:2012
828:2001
815:1992
804:Year
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688:100.4
674:â10.4
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1323:Puna
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708:0.2
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