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Llallagua Llallawa |
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| Location within Bolivia | ||
| Coordinates: 18°25′S 66°35′W / 18.417°S 66.583°WCoordinates: 18°25′S 66°35′W / 18.417°S 66.583°W | ||
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| Department | Potosí Department | |
| Province | Rafael Bustillo Province | |
| Municipality | Llallagua Municipality | |
| Canton | Llallagua Canton | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Tomás Quiróz (Without Fear Movement; elected 2010) | |
| • President | Maximo Urquieta Mitma (2007) | |
| Elevation | 12,779 ft (3,895 m) | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 20,065 | |
| Time zone | BST (UTC-4) | |
Llallagua (in hispanicized spelling) or Llallawa (Aymara for a monstrous potato (like two potatoes) or animal, Quechua for the god of seed-time during the Inca period) is a town in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Llallagua Municipality, the third municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province.
Simon I Patiño Theatre
Metavauxite, a rare member of the vauxite group. Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bolivia. Size: 4.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm.