Arque Municipality is the first municipal section of the Arque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Arque. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 11,806 inhabitants.[1] It has the lowest HDI of Bolivia with 0.311.
Arque Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Arque Municipality Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°49′S 66°26′W / 17.817°S 66.433°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Arque Province |
| Seat | Arque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hilarion Valencia Anabe (2007) |
| • President | Gaby Gutierrez Hurtade (2007) |
| Elevation | 11,500 ft (3,500 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 11,806 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Geography
editSome of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[2][3]
Cantons
editThe municipality is divided into two cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses):
- Arque Canton - (Arque)
- Colcha Canton - (Colcha)
Languages
editThe languages spoken in the Arque Municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish.[4]
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 10,793 |
| Aymara | 107 |
| Guaraní | 3 |
| Another native | 2 |
| Spanish | 2,185 |
| Foreign | 13 |
| Only native | 8,778 |
| Native and Spanish | 2,052 |
| Only Spanish | 134 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001 Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ^ Bolivia 1:100,000 Tarata 3635, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
- ^ "Arque". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)