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.
Tiraque Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Tiraque Municipality Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°26′S 65°39′W / 17.433°S 65.650°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Tiraque Province |
| Seat | Tiraque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fidel Felix Salazar Bustamante (2008) |
| • President | Gabriel Inturias Ríos (2007) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 35,017 |
| • Ethnicities | Quechuas |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Cantons
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ www.planguarani.com Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)