Desaguadero Municipality

Desaguadero (Peruvian side of the city), at the border Peru - Bolivia
Location of Desaguadero in Bolivia and Peru, at Lake Wiñaymarka (Lake Titicaca)
Desaguadero's municipal flag

Desaguadero Municipality is the fourth municipal section of Ingavi Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Desaguadero, a town on the border of Peru and Bolivia.

The name Desaguadero refers to the Desaguadero River, a channel of water flowing out from the neighboring Lake Titicaca at this location. This channel forms the international border and separates the Bolivian municipality from the Peruvian district of the same name.

Communities

The municipality consists of the following two cantons:[1]

  • Desaguadero - 4.194 inhabitants (2001)
  • San Juan de Huancollo - 787 inhabitants

The following communities are located within the municipality:[2]

  • Azafranal
  • Kealluma
  • San Pedro de Desaguadero
  • Titijoni
  • Vituncani
  • Desaguadero
  • San Pedro de Okorani
  • Chuata
  • Taipi Chiviraya
  • San Juan de Huancollo
  • Yanari
  • Jayuma Zapana

Government

The Mayor of Desaguadero is Isidro Henry Mamani Cerda, who was elected in the March 2026 elections.[3]

Desaguadero has a municipal council with five seats, as do all municipalities with populations up to 15,000.[4]

SeatTypeNameParty / Political Organization
1MemberPedro Sarmiento CerdaMTS
AlternateFlora Silvia Quispe Millares
2MemberVaneza Sandivel Sánchez ZegarraMTS
AlternateVíctor Hugo Acarapi
3MemberPrimitivo Ticona QuispeM.P.S.
AlternateSara Aruquipa Salinas
4MemberIrma Aruquipa CatariM.P.S.
AlternateTBD
5MemberErwin Cerda MamaniM.P.S.
AlternateMery Dania Cerda Ticona
Source: Supreme Electoral Tribunal.[5]

Demographics

Population pyramid 2024
%MalesAgeFemales%
0.4
 
85+
 
0.7
0.7
 
80–84
 
0.7
0.9
 
75–79
 
1.2
1.3
 
70–74
 
1.6
1.7
 
65–69
 
2.2
2.3
 
60–64
 
2.3
2.4
 
55–59
 
2.4
3
 
50–54
 
3
2.8
 
45–49
 
3
3.2
 
40–44
 
3.2
3.4
 
35–39
 
3.5
3.4
 
30–34
 
4
3.6
 
25–29
 
3.6
3.4
 
20–24
 
3.1
4.1
 
15–19
 
3.8
5.1
 
10–14
 
4.4
4.8
 
5–9
 
4.4
3.2
 
0–4
 
3.4
Source: 2024 Bolivian Census[6]
Population in Recent Censuses
1992[7]200120122024[8]
4,3374,9816,987 7,897

Ethnicity

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[9]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 1.3
Aymara 92.9
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.2
Not indigenous 5.6
Other indigenous groups 0.1


Languages

The languages spoken in the Desaguadero Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.

Languages spoken
Language2024 speakers2024 %2012 speakers2012 %
Spanish6,94688.0%5,41677.5%
Aymara4,52557.3%4,57165.4%
Quechua1221.5%1261.8%
Source: 2024 Bolivian Census[10]

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Institute of Statistic in Bolivia Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2013-01-01), Clasificación de Ubicación Geográfica a Nivel Comunidad
  3. ↑ Órgano Electoral Plurinacional; Tribunal Supremo Electoral (2026-04-23). Publicación de resultados Elecciones Subnacionales 2026: Elección de Autoridades Políticas Departamentales Regionales y Municipales 2026 (Primera y Segunda Vuelta Electoral) (Report). Separata de información pública. Órgano Electoral Plurinacional. p. 34.
  4. ↑ "A más población, los municipios tienen más concejales, según la ley". Los Tiempos. 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  5. ↑ Órgano Electoral Plurinacional; Tribunal Supremo Electoral (2026-04-23). Publicación de resultados Elecciones Subnacionales 2026: Elección de Autoridades Políticas Departamentales Regionales y Municipales 2026 (Primera y Segunda Vuelta Electoral) (Report). Separata de información pública. Órgano Electoral Plurinacional. p. 34.
  6. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2025), Población censada e indicadores demográficos: Tabulados por Municipio/TIOC
  7. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2018-12-17), CENSO NACIONAL DE POBLACIÓN Y VIVIENDA 1992: Ficha Municipal, retrieved 2026-06-22
  8. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2025), Población censada e indicadores demográficos: Tabulados por Municipio/TIOC
  9. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
  10. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2025), Idioma en segundo orden de uso, idioma en tercer orden de uso e idiomas hablados (independientemente del orden de uso) de la población de 6 o más años de edad: Tabulados por Municipio/TIOC
  11. ↑ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by the government of the department
  • obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)

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