Tiraque Municipality

Tiraque Municipality
Municipality
Tiraque Municipality is located in Bolivia
Tiraque Municipality
Tiraque Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°26′S 65°39′W / 17.433°S 65.650°W / -17.433; -65.650
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceTiraque Province
SeatTiraque
Government
 • MayorFidel Felix Salazar Bustamante (2008)
 • PresidentGabriel Inturias Ríos (2007)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
35,017
 • Ethnicities
Quechuas
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
A photo overlooking Tiraque municipality in 2018, during the day with mountains and clouds stretching above the town
Tiraque municipality in 2018

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.

Cantons

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

  • Palca Canton - (Palca)
  • Tiraque Canton - (Tiraque)

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.

See also

References

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

17°26′S 65°39′W / 17.433°S 65.650°W / -17.433; -65.650

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