Pocona Canton

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Pocona Canton
Puquna
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Pocona Canton
Location of Pocona within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°39′0″S65°24′0″W / 17.65000°S 65.40000°W / -17.65000; -65.40000 Coordinates: 17°39′0″S65°24′0″W / 17.65000°S 65.40000°W / -17.65000; -65.40000
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department Flag of Cochabamba.svg Cochabamba Department
Province Carrasco Province
Municipality Pocona Municipality
Seat Pocona
Population (2001)
  Total 4,251

Pocona Canton (Quechua : Puquna) is one of the cantons of the Pocona Municipality in the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia.

Pocona Municipality Municipality in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia

Pocona Municipality is the third municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Pocona. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 13,488 inhabitants.

Cochabamba Department Department in Bolivia

Cochabamba, from Quechua qucha or qhucha, meaning "lake", pampa meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products from its geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km². Its population in the 2012 census was 1,758,143. Its capital is the city of Cochabamba, known as the "City of Eternal Spring" and "The Garden City" because of its spring-like temperatures all year.

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

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