Eliodoro Camacho Province
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Eliodoro Camacho is a
.Camacho Province is situated in the western region of the La Paz Department bordered to the north by the
Puno Region of Peru
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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] |
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| 1st | Puerto Acosta Municipality | Puerto Acosta | 1,123 |
| 2nd | Mocomoco Municipality | Mocomoco | 444 |
| 3rd | Puerto Carabuco Municipality | Puerto Carabuco | 416 |
| 4th | Umanata Municipality (also Humanata Municipality) | Umanata (also Humanata) | 192 |
| 5th | Escoma Municipality | Escoma | 576 |
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Transport in Eliodoro Camacho Province
See also
External links
References
- ^ "www.lexivox.org". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ Diccionario Cultural Boliviano (Spanish)
- ^ www.bolivia.com (Spanish)
- ^ www.ine.gov.bo Archived November 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
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