Tipuani Municipality
Tipuani Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 15°32′52″S 68°01′32″W / 15.5477°S 68.0255°W / -15.5477; -68.0255 | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | La Paz Department |
Province | Larecaja Province |
Seat | Tipuani |
Government | |
• Mayor | Amadeo Herrera Cerruto (2007) |
• President | Oscar Vera Gonzales (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 115 sq mi (297 km2) |
Elevation | 3,000 ft (1,000 m) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 9,321 |
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.
Languages
The languages spoken in the Tipuani Municipality are mainly Spanish, Aymara and Quechua.
Language | Inhabitants |
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Quechua | 1.587 |
Aymara | 2.534 |
Guaraní | 20 |
Another native | 18 |
Spanish | 8.594 |
Foreign | 61 |
Only native | 190 |
Native and Spanish | 3.499 |
Only Spanish | 5.097 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
References
- www.ine.gob.bo / census 2001: Tipuani Municipality
External links
- Old map of Larecaja Province (showing its previous political division)