Pelechuco Municipality
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Jach'a Waracha as seen from the west, Pelechuco Municipality
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 Pelechuco Municipality
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| Coordinates: 14°45′0″S 69°5′0″W / 14.75000°S 69.08333°WCoordinates: 14°45′0″S 69°5′0″W / 14.75000°S 69.08333°W | |
| Country |
 Bolivia
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| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Franz Tamayo Province |
| Seat | Pelechuco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Cama Mamani (2007) |
| • President | Florencio Condori Mamani (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 968 sq mi (2,507 km2) |
| Elevation | 12,800 ft (3,900 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,115 |
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.
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the municipality. The highest mountain of the municipality is Chawpi Urqu (Wisk'achani) at 6,044 m (19,829 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
Pelechuco Municipality is subdivided into the following four cantons:
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are:
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