Puerto Villarroel Municipality

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Puerto Villarroel Municipality
Municipality
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Puerto Villarroel Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°55′S64°45′W / 16.917°S 64.750°W / -16.917; -64.750
CountryFlag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department Cochabamba Department
Province Carrasco Province
Seat Puerto Villarroel
Government
 • MayorFelix Acosta Vasquez (2007)
 • PresidentDesiderio Mendoza Tococari (2007)
Elevation
660 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
40,790
 • Ethnicities
 Quechua Yuracaré
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Puerto Villarroel Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Puerto Villarroel.

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The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. [1] There are also groups of Yuracaré. [2]

Ethnic groupInhabitants (%)
Quechua 79.9
Aymara 3.1
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 1.1
Not indigenous 14.6
Other indigenous groups1.3

Languages

The languages spoken in the municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish. [3]

LanguageInhabitants
Quechua 29,940
Aymara 1,590
Guaraní 39
Another native235
Spanish 29,377
Foreign199
Only native8,131
Native and Spanish22,426
Only Spanish6,956

References

  1. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
  2. ↑ www.amazonia.bo Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

16°55′00″S64°45′00″W / 16.9167°S 64.75°W / -16.9167; -64.75

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