Puerto Villarroel Municipality
Municipality in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
16°55′S 64°45′W / 16.917°S 64.750°W / -16.917; -64.750![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Bolivia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Bolivia.svg.png)
(2001)
Puerto Villarroel Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Puerto Villarroel.
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. [1] There are also groups of Yuracaré. [2]
Ethnic group | Inhabitants (%) |
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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 |
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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
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
- ^ www.amazonia.bo Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia
External links
- Population data and map of Puerto Villarroel Municipality
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Capital: Cochabamba
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(and seats)
- Aiquile (Aiquile)
- Alalay (Alalay)
- Anzaldo (Anzaldo)
- Arani (Arani)
- Arbieto (Arbieto)
- Arque (Arque)
- Ayopaya (Ayopaya)
- Bolívar (Bolívar)
- Capinota (Capinota)
- Chimoré (Chimoré)
- Cliza (Cliza)
- Cocapata (Cocapata)
- Cochabamba (Cochabamba)
- Colcapirhua (Colcapirhua)
- Colomi (Colomi)
- Cuchumuela (Cuchumuela)
- Entre Ríos Municipality (Entre Ríos)
- Mizque (Mizque)
- Morochata (Morochata)
- Omereque (Omereque)
- Pasorapa (Pasorapa)
- Pocona (Pocona)
- Pojo (Pojo)
- Puerto Villarroel (Puerto Villarroel)
- Punata (Punata)
- Quillacollo (Quillacollo)
- Sacaba (Sacaba)
- Sacabamba (Sacabamba)
- San Benito (San Benito)
- Santiváñez (Santiváñez)
- Shinahota (Shinahota)
- Sicaya (Sicaya)
- Sipe Sipe (Sipe Sipe)
- Tacachi (Tacachi)
- Tacopaya (Tacopaya)
- Tapacarí (Tapacarí)
- Tarata (Tarata)
- Tiquipaya (Tiquipaya)
- Tiraque (Tiraque)
- Toco (Toco)
- Tolata (Tolata)
- Totora (Totora)
- Vacas (Vacas)
- Vila Vila (Vila Vila)
- Villa Rivero (Villa Rivero)
- Villa Tunari (Villa Tunari)
- Vinto (Vinto)
16°55′00″S 64°45′00″W / 16.9167°S 64.75°W / -16.9167; -64.75
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