Coipasa Municipality

Coipasa
Coipasa is located in Bolivia
Coipasa
Coipasa
Coordinates: 19°16′37″S 68°16′43″W / 19.27694°S 68.27861°W / -19.27694; -68.27861
Country Bolivia
DepartmentOruro
ProvinceSabaya
Government
 • MayorRomulo Perez Rojas
Area
 • Total204.2 km2 (78.8 sq mi)
Elevation
3,709 m (12,169 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total951
 • Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Coipasa is a rural municipality in Sabaya Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. It is surrounded by Coipasa Lake on three directions, and has an average elevation of 3,709 meters above the sea level.[1]

The municipality was created by Law of 8 June 1966, during the presidency of Alfredo Ovando Candía.[2] As of 2020, there are 951 residents within Coipasa.[3]

  1. ^ "Coipasa topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Bolivia: Ley de 26 de diciembre de 1959". www.lexivox.org. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Coipasa (Municipality, Bolivia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.