Tacopaya Municipality

Tacopaya Municipality is the second municipal section of the Arque Province in the Cochabamba Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Tacopaya. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 11,658 inhabitants.[1]

Tacopaya Municipality
Municipality
Tacopaya Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°49′S 66°39′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceArque Province
Cantons2
SeatTacopaya
Government
 • MayorRamon Quispe Mamani (2007)
 • PresidentBacilo Ugarte Medrano (2007)
Area
 • Total218 sq mi (565 km2)
Elevation
13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total11,658
Time zoneUTC-4 (-4)

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[2][3]

  • Chullpa Ch'utu
  • Inka Pukara
  • Janq'u Jaqhi
  • Kuntur Sayana
  • Kuntur Wachana
  • Mik'ayani
  • Millu Wiqu
  • Murmuntani
  • Pichaqani
  • Pukara
  • P'ujru P'ujruni
  • Silla Q'asa
  • Uma P'ujru
  • Wila Ch'utu
  • Yaritani

Cantons

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

  • Tacopaya Canton - (Tacopaya)
  • Ventilla Canton - (Ventilla)

Languages

The languages spoken in the Tacopaya Municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish.[4]

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 10,766
Aymara 123
Guaraní 3
Another native 132
Spanish 3,309
Foreign 9
Only native 7,552
Native and Spanish 3,236
Only Spanish 74

References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001 Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  2. Bolivia 1:100,000 Tarata 3635, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  3. "Tacopaya". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  4. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)


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