Puerto Villarroel Municipality

Puerto Villarroel Municipality
—  Municipality  —
Puerto Villarroel Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates:
Country  Bolivia
Department Cochabamba Department
Province Carrasco Province
Foundation
Seat Puerto Villarroel
Government
 • Mayor Felix Acosta Vasquez (2007)
 • President Desiderio Mendoza Tococari (2007)
Elevation 656 ft (200 m)
Population (2001)
 • Total 40,790
 • Ethnicities Quechua, Yuracaré
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Puerto Villarroel Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Puerto Villarroel.

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The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. [1] There are also groups of Yuracaré. [2]

Ethnic group Inhabitants (%)
Quechua 79.9
Aymara 3.1
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 1.1
Not indigenous 14.6
Other indigenous groups 1.3

Languages

The languages spoken in the municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish. [3]

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 29,940
Aymara 1,590
Guaraní 39
Another native 235
Spanish 29,377
Foreign 199
Only native 8,131
Native and Spanish 22,426
Only Spanish 6,956

References

  1. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
  2. ^ www.amazonia.bo
  3. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

External links

Capital: Cochabamba
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