Carrasco Province

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Carrasco Province
Province
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The UNESO World Heritage Site of Inkallaqta in the Carrasco Province
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Location of the Carrasco Province within Bolivia
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Provinces of the Cochabamba Department
Coordinates: 17°20′0″S65°20′0″W / 17.33333°S 65.33333°W / -17.33333; -65.33333
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department Cochabamba Department
Municipalities 6
Cantons 24
Capital Totora
Government
 • MayorNicolas Rosas Jaldin
Area
 • Total5,809 sq mi (15,045 km2)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total116,205
 • Density20/sq mi (7.7/km2)
 • Ethnicities
 Quechua Yuracaré
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Carrasco is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Totora.

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Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: [1] [2]

Subdivision

Carrasco Province is divided into six municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

SectionMunicipalityInhabitants 2001 [3] SeatInhabitants
1st Totora Municipality 12,961 Totora 1,597
2nd Pojo Municipality 11,515 Pojo 786
3rd Pocona Municipality 13,488 Pocona 244
4th Chimoré Municipality 15,264 Chimoré 3,874
5th Puerto Villarroel Municipality 40,790 Puerto Villarroel 1,778
6th Entre Ríos Municipality 30,398 Entre Ríos 3,796

Entre Ríos Municipality was created in 2004.

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. [4] There are also groups of Yuracaré along Chapare River in the municipalities Chimoré and Puerto Villarroel. [5]

Ethnic groupTotora Municipality (%)Pojo Municipality (%)Pocona Municipality (%)Chimoré Municipality (%)Puerto Villarroel Municipality (%)Entre Ríos Municipality (%)
Quechua 93.988.594.067.679.976.3
Aymara 0.70.50.25.13.13.8
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.90.00.12.01.11.6
Not indigenous 4.410.85.620.114.617.4
Other indigenous groups0.10.20.95.11.30.9

Languages

The languages spoken in the Carrasco Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers. [6]

LanguageTotora MunicipalityPojo MunicipalityPocona MunicipalityChimoré MunicipalityPuerto Villarroel MunicipalityEntre Ríos Municipality
Quechua 11,67110,20312,4829,59629,94014,789
Aymara 7274399651,590907
Guaraní 793193941
Another native169642423527
Spanish 4,9674,9914,95411,53029,37717,164
Foreign321522128199142
Only native7,0605,6237,7062,5188,1313,207
Native and Spanish4,6454,5984,7907,81122,42611,864
Only Spanish3223931663,7266,9565,314

Visitor attractions

Carrasco National Park and the archaeological site of Inkallaqta are situated within the province.

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References

  1. ↑ Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  2. ↑ "Pocona". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ www.ine.gob.bo Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
  5. ↑ www.amazonia.bo Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/departamental/fichas/ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Coordinates: 17°20′S65°20′W / 17.333°S 65.333°W / -17.333; -65.333

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