Yocalla Municipality

Yocalla Municipality
Municipality
Cordillera de los Frailes, looking west. Pari Chata (Yocalla Municipality) is on the right in the background, left of it is the Pillku Mayu valley.
Cordillera de los Frailes, looking west. Pari Chata (Yocalla Municipality) is on the right in the background, left of it is the Pillku Mayu valley.
Location within Potosí Department
Location within Potosí Department
Yocalla Municipality is located in Bolivia
Yocalla Municipality
Yocalla Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°23′S 65°55′W / 19.383°S 65.917°W / -19.383; -65.917
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceTomás Frías Province
SeatYocalla
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
8,046
 • Ethnicities
Quechua
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Yocalla Municipality is the second municipal section of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Yocalla.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1]

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

  • Salinas de Yocalla
  • Santa Lucia
  • Yocalla

Government

The Mayor of Yocalla is Vladimir Zambrana Fernández, who was elected in the March 2026 elections.[2]

Yocalla has a municipal council with 5 seats, as do all municipalities with populations up to 15,000.[3]

SeatTypeNameParty / Political Organization
1MemberHilarión Ernesto Quispe GarabitoA.S.
AlternateNancy Condori Equise
2MemberVilma Gómez CallaCAOP
AlternateÓscar Fernández Romano
3MemberMaría Colque VillcaPATRIA-UNIDOS
AlternateTBD
4MemberRosmery Olivia Quecaña FloresA-UPP
AlternateEber Vargas Tórrez
5MemberLidia Martha Arando CondoriA.S.
AlternateHéctor Julián Coro Arando
Source: Supreme Electoral Tribunal.[4]

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[5]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 93.8
Aymara 0.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1
Not indigenous 5.7
Other indigenous groups 0.1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Potosí (Oeste) 6435-III, Puna 6435-III
  2. ↑ 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. 58.
  3. ↑ "A más población, los municipios tienen más concejales, según la ley". Los Tiempos. 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  4. ↑ 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. 58.
  5. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)


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