Arque Municipality
| 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 | -4 (UTC-4) |
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.
Cantons
The municipality is divided into two cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses):
- Arque Canton - (Arque)
- Colcha Canton - (Colcha)
Languages
The languages spoken in the Arque Municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish.[2]
| 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 |
