Tiraque Province
Province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
17°20′0″S 65°55′0″W / 17.33333°S 65.91667°W / -17.33333; -65.91667![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Bolivia.svg/25px-Flag_of_Bolivia.svg.png)
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Tiraque is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Tiraque.
Subdivision
The province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
Section | Municipality | Seat |
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1st | Tiraque Municipality | Tiraque |
2nd | Shinahota Municipality | Shinahota |
Shinahota Municipality (formerly Shinahota Canton or Central Busch Canton being a part of Tiraque Province) was created on July 4, 2009.[1][2]
Languages
The languages spoken in the Tiraque Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish.[3]
Language | Inhabitants |
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Quechua | 29,569 |
Aymara | 757 |
Guaraní | 30 |
Another native | 39 |
Spanish | 19,789 |
Foreign | 101 |
Only native | 12,739 |
Native and Spanish | 17,025 |
Only Spanish | 2,765 |
Places of interest
See also
- Jatun Mayu
- Pila Qucha
- Sayt'u Qucha
- T'utura Qucha
References
- ^ www.descentralizacion.org.bo[permanent dead link] (Spanish)
- ^ www.bolivia.com (Spanish)
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
External links
- Map of the Tiraque Province
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Capital: Cochabamba
- Arani
- Arque
- Ayopaya
- Bolívar
- Capinota
- Carrasco
- Cercado
- Chapare
- Esteban Arce
- Germán Jordán
- Mizque
- Narciso Campero
- Punata
- Quillacollo
- Tapacarí
- Tiraque
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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)
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