Tipuani Municipality

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Tipuani Municipality
Municipality
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Tipuani Municipality
Location of the Tipuani Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 15°32′52″S68°01′32″W / 15.5477°S 68.0255°W / -15.5477; -68.0255 Coordinates: 15°32′52″S68°01′32″W / 15.5477°S 68.0255°W / -15.5477; -68.0255
Country Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Larecaja Province
Seat Tipuani
Government
  MayorAmadeo Herrera Cerruto (2007)
  PresidentOscar Vera Gonzales (2007)
Area
  Total115 sq mi (297 km2)
Elevation
3,000 ft (1,000 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total9,321
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

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

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Languages

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

LanguageInhabitants
Quechua 1.587
Aymara 2.534
Guaraní 20
Another native18
Spanish 8.594
Foreign61
Only native190
Native and Spanish3.499
Only Spanish5.097

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

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