Tiraque Municipality

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Tiraque Municipality
Municipality
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Tiraque Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°26′S65°39′W / 17.433°S 65.650°W / -17.433; -65.650
CountryFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Department Cochabamba Department
Province Tiraque Province
Seat Tiraque
Government
  MayorFidel Felix Salazar Bustamante (2008)
  PresidentGabriel Inturias Ríos (2007)
Population
 (2001)
  Total35,017
  Ethnicities
Quechuas
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Tiraque Municipality is the first municipal section of the Tiraque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. At the time of census 2001 - still including Shinahota Canton (now Shinahota Municipality) - it had a population of 35,017. Its seat is Tiraque.

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Cantons

The municipality is divided into two cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses):

In 2009 Shinahota Canton (also named Central Busch Canton) got the status of a municipality. [1] Now Shinahota Municipality with its seat Shinahota is the second municipal section of the Tiraque Province.

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References

  1. www.planguarani.com Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

Coordinates: 17°26′S65°39′W / 17.433°S 65.650°W / -17.433; -65.650