Jach'a Jawira (Uncía)
This article is about the river in the Uncía Municipality, Potosí Department. For other uses, see Jach'a Jawira.
| Jach'a Jawira | |
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| Name origin: Aymara | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
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| Region | Potosí Department, Rafael Bustillo Province, Uncía Municipality |
Jach'a Jawira (Aymara jach'a big, great, jawira river,[1] "great river", Hispanicized spelling Jachcha Jahuira) is a Bolivian river east of Poopó Lake in the Potosí Department, Rafael Bustillo Province, Uncía Municipality.[2]
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- ↑ katari.org Aymara-Spanish Dictionary: Jach'a (adj.) - Fuerte y grande, largo o alto. Muchedumbre o junta de alguna cosa. Jawira (s.) - Río con o sin agua.
- ↑ Uncía Municipality: Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. (still containing Chuqi Uta (now a municipality of its own) as its canton) population data and map
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