Pelechuco Municipality

Pelechuco Municipality
Municipality
Jach'a Waracha as seen from the west, Pelechuco Municipality
Jach'a Waracha as seen from the west, Pelechuco Municipality
Pelechuco Municipality is located in Bolivia
Pelechuco Municipality
Pelechuco Municipality
Location of the Pelechuco Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 14°45′0″S 69°5′0″W / 14.75000°S 69.08333°W / -14.75000; -69.08333
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceFranz Tamayo Province
SeatPelechuco
Government
 • MayorDaniel Cama Mamani (2007)
 • PresidentFlorencio Condori Mamani (2007)
Area
 • Total968 sq mi (2,507 km2)
Elevation
12,800 ft (3,900 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,115
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Pelechuco Municipality is the second municipal section of the Franz Tamayo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. IN 2001 it had apopulation of 5,115. Its seat is Pelechuco.

The municipality is bordered to the north by the Apolo Municipality, to the east by the Apolo and Curva Municipalities, to the south by the Curva and Charazani Municipalities and to the west by Peru.