Puerto Acosta Municipality

Puerto Acosta Municipality
Municipality
Puerto Acosta (Huaycho)
Puerto Acosta Municipality
Location of the Puerto Acosta Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 15°30′0″S 69°10′0″W / 15.50000°S 69.16667°W / -15.50000; -69.16667
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceEliodoro Camacho Province
SeatPuerto Acosta
Government
  MayorFreddy Surco Toledo (2007)
  PresidentBraulio Quispe Condori (2007)
Area
  Total
322 sq mi (833 km2)
Elevation
13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
27,296
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Puerto Acosta Municipality is the first municipal section of the Eliodoro Camacho Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Puerto Acosta. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had a population of 27,296, still including Umanata and Escoma as cantons.