Turco Municipality
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Municipality | |
 Darwin's rhea (Rhea pennata garleppi) photographed at the Tika Uta ranch, Turco Municipality | |
  Turco Municipality Location of the Turco Municipality within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 18°10′S 68°11′W / 18.167°S 68.183°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Oruro Department |
| Province | Sajama Province |
| Cantons | 4 |
| Created | February 15, 1957 |
| Seat | Turco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,534 sq mi (3,973 km2) |
| Elevation | 12,660 ft (3,860 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,160 |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara |
Turco Municipality is the second municipal section of the Sajama Province in the Oruro Department in Bolivia, and was founded on February 15, 1957.[1] Its seat is Turco, situated 154 km west of Oruro at an altitude of 3,860 m. The municipality covers an area of 3,973 km², not taking into account the area of Laca Laca Canton.[1][2]
It is bordered to the north by the Curahuara de Carangas Municipality and San Pedro de Totora Province, to the south by the Litoral and Sabaya Provinces, to the west by Chile and to the east by the Carangas Province (Qhurqhi (Corque) and Chuqi Quta (Choquecota) Municipalities).
- ^ a b Plan de desarollo municipal Municipio de Turco (Spanish)
- ^ The data of the area of Laca Laca Canton were erroneously added to the Choquecota Municipality during the census of 2001.