Vacas Municipality

Vacas Municipality is the second municipal section of the in the in central . Its capital is known as the "Land of the potato".
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  • Type: Locality with 8,940 residents
  • Description: municipality in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
  • Also known as: “Huaynillo”, “Tuturapampa”, “Tuturapanpa”, “Vacas (municipi)”, “Wak’as”, “Wak’as kantun”, “Waynillu”, “Yanatama”, “Yanatama llaqta”, and “Yiwakancha”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Chullpa Ch’utu and Llusk’a Llusk’a.

Peak
Chullpa Ch'utu is a 3,748-metre-high mountain in the .

Peak
Llusk'a Llusk'a is a mountain in the which reaches a height of approximately 3,720 m.

Peak
Q'illu Q'asa is a mountain in the which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m. is situated 3½ km east of Vacas Municipality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Challwa Mayu.

Village
Photo: Willaq, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the south-east…

Vacas Municipality

Latitude
-17.5629° or 17° 33′ 46″ south
Longitude
-65.5808° or 65° 34′ 51″ west
Population
8,940
Elevation
3,684 metres (12,087 feet)
Open location code
57JPCCP9+VM
Geo­Names ID
7729804
Wiki­data ID
Q1817895
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Welsh—“Vacas Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “Wak’as munisipyu”
  • Catalan: “Vacas”
  • Cebuano: “Vacas ()”
  • Dutch: “Vacas”
  • French: “Vacas”
  • Georgian: “ვაკასის მუნიციპალიტეტი”
  • German: “Municipio Vacas”
  • Italian: “Vacas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Vacas Chhī”
  • Mingrelian: “ვაკასიშ მუნიციპალიტეტი”
  • Persian: “شهرداری واکاس”
  • Portuguese: “Vacas”
  • Quechua: “Wak’as munisipyu”
  • Scots: “Vacas Municipality”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Vacas”
  • Spanish: “Vacas”
  • Swedish: “Vacas”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Vacas”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Vacas and Cauca.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lagunas de Las Vacas and Pilawit’u.

Cochabamba: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Cochabamba and Quillacollo.

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