Tiraque Province

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Tiraque Province
Province
Bolivia Cochabamba Tiraque.png
Location of the Tiraque Province within Bolivia
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Location of the Tiraque Province within the Cochabamba Department
Coordinates: 17°20′0″S65°55′0″W / 17.33333°S 65.91667°W / -17.33333; -65.91667
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department Cochabamba Department
Capital Tiraque
Government
 • MayorFidel Felix Salazar Bustamante (2008)
 • Council PresidentGabriel Inturias Rios
Area
 • Total1,060 sq mi (2,740 km2)
Elevation
10,500 ft (3,200 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total35,017
 • Density52/sq mi (20.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Tiraque is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Tiraque.

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Subdivision

The province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

SectionMunicipalitySeat
1st Tiraque Municipality Tiraque
2nd Shinahota Municipality Shinahota

Shinahota Municipality (formerly Shinahota Canton or Central Busch Canton being a part of Tiraque Province) was created on July 4, 2009. [1] [2]

Languages

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

LanguageInhabitants
Quechua 29,569
Aymara 757
Guaraní 30
Another native39
Spanish 19,789
Foreign101
Only native12,739
Native and Spanish17,025
Only Spanish2,765

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References

  1. ↑ www.descentralizacion.org.bo [ permanent dead link ] (Spanish)
  2. ↑ www.bolivia.com (Spanish)
  3. ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

Coordinates: 17°20′S65°55′W / 17.333°S 65.917°W / -17.333; -65.917

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