San Pedro de Quemes Municipality

San Pedro de Quemes (Qimis) is the second municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is San Pedro de Quemes.

Geography
The municipality lies at the Uyuni salt flat.

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:

• Araral

• Chiwana

• Ch'aska Urqu

• Iru Phutunqu

• Julina

• Kachi Unu

• K'uchu Unu

• Luxsar

• Michincha

• Millu Urqu

• Paruma

• Patilla

• Phuruncha

• Q'aluta Wintu Luma

• Sarapuru

• Tankani

• Tirani

• Ukilla

• Ullawi

• Ullqa

• Wanaku

• Yarita

Many of the mountains and volcanoes are a natural border to Chile.

Subdivision
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
 * Cana - 44 inhabitants (2001)
 * Chiguana - 10 inhabitants
 * Pajancha - 52 inhabitants
 * Pelcoya - 135 inhabitants
 * San Pedro de Quemes- 574 inhabitants

The people
The people are mainly not indigenous and 45,0% are citizens of Quechua descent.