Mapiri Municipality

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Mapiri Municipality
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Mapiri and the Mapiri River, La Paz Department
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Mapiri Municipality
Location of the Mapiri Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 15°18′31″S68°14′28″W / 15.3087°S 68.2412°W / -15.3087; -68.2412 Coordinates: 15°18′31″S68°14′28″W / 15.3087°S 68.2412°W / -15.3087; -68.2412
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Larecaja Province
Seat Mapiri
Government
  MayorEnrique Calle Onorio (2007)
  PresidentRamiro Jorge Vargas Orosco (2007)
Area
  Total525 sq mi (1,361 km2)
Population
 (2001)
  Total9,633
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Mapiri Municipality is the seventh municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Mapiri.

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Languages

The languages spoken in the Mapiri Municipality are mainly Spanish, Quechua and Aymara.

LanguageInhabitants
Quechua 3.649
Aymara 1.767
Guaraní 6
Another native7
Spanish 8.567
Foreign17
Only native363
Native and Spanish4.653
Only Spanish3.915

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

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