Teoponte Municipality

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Teoponte Municipality
Municipality
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Teoponte Municipality
Location of the Teoponte Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 15°22′27″S67°44′25″W / 15.3742°S 67.7403°W / -15.3742; -67.7403 Coordinates: 15°22′27″S67°44′25″W / 15.3742°S 67.7403°W / -15.3742; -67.7403
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Larecaja Province
Seat Teoponte
Government
  MayorSecundino Sanga Silvestre (2007)
  PresidentRoner River Antelo (2007)
Area
  Total610 sq mi (1,579 km2)
Elevation
1,600 ft (500 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total7,109
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

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

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Languages

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

LanguageInhabitants
Quechua 756
Aymara 2.837
Guaraní 6
Another native22
Spanish 6.211
Foreign33
Only native472
Native and Spanish2.925
Only Spanish3.290

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

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