Vallegrande Municipality

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Vallegrande Municipality
Municipality
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Vallegrande Municipality
Location of Vallegrande within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°45′S63°55′W / 18.750°S 63.917°W / -18.750; -63.917 Coordinates: 18°45′S63°55′W / 18.750°S 63.917°W / -18.750; -63.917
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department Santa Cruz Department
Province Vallegrande Province
Capital Vallegrande
Area
  Total3,191 km2 (1,232 sq mi)
Elevation
2,030 m (6,660 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total17,208
  Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)

Vallegrande Municipality is the first municipal section of the Vallegrande Province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Vallegrande.

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Administrative divisions

The municipality of Vallegrande is divided into sixteen cantons.

Languages

The predominant language in the Vallegrande Municipality is Spanish.

LanguageInhabitants
Quechua 405
Aymara 103
Guaraní 12
Another native21
Spanish 16,129
Foreign80
Only native61
Native and Spanish446
Only Spanish15,688

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