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Jach'a Jawira (Uncía)

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Jach'a Jawira
EtymologyAymara
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionPotosí 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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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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