Puerto Villarroel

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Puerto Villarroel
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Puerto Villarroel
Location of Puerto Villarroel within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°52′0″S64°46′59″W / 16.86667°S 64.78306°W / -16.86667; -64.78306 Coordinates: 16°52′0″S64°46′59″W / 16.86667°S 64.78306°W / -16.86667; -64.78306
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department Flag of Cochabamba.svg Cochabamba Department
Province Carrasco Province
Municipality Puerto Villarroel Municipality
Canton Puerto Villarroel Canton
Elevation
548 ft (167 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total1,778
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Puerto Villarroel is a locality in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of Puerto Villarroel Municipality, the fifth municipal section of Carrasco Province. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 1,778. [1]

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