Cotoca
Cotoca is a canton an municipality o Andrés Ibáñez Province in Santa Cruz Depairtment, Bolivie. The municipality consists o twa cantons - Cotoco itsel an Puerto Pailas. In 2010 it haed an estimatit population of 23,951 for the canton and 56,451 for the municipality.[1]
Cotoca | |
|---|---|
Toun | |
 Main kirk | |
 Cotoca Municipality athin Andrés Ibáñez | |
  Cotoca Cotoca Municipality athin Andrés Ibáñez | |
| Coordinates: 17°45′13″S 62°59′48″W / 17.75361°S 62.99667°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Depairtment |  Santa Cruz Depairtment |
| Province | Andrés Ibáñez Province |
| Municipality | Cotoca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 363 m (1,191 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 26,305 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BST) |
In 1799, the Catholic Kirk authorisit the biggin o a shrine tae the Virgen de Cotoca, an image o Mary (mither o Jesus) that wis seen in the toun. The Virgin is nou the patron saunt o the entire province o Santa Cruz an her feast frae 8 tae 15 Dizember draws thoosans o Bolivies.[2]
The population increased tenfauld in the last fowerty years:
| Year | Canton | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2,107[3] | |
| 1992 | 9,229[4] | 21,252 [5] |
| 2001 | 15,181[6] | 36,425[7] |
| 2009 | 23 951[8] | 56,451[9] |
Politics
eeditIn the Bolivie regional election, 2010, Cotoca placit the Verdes pairty o Govrenor Rubén Costas first, awtho bi less nor the oweraw result for the province:[10]
| Pairty | Votes | % | % athort Depairtment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdes (Bolivie) | 5,623 | 34.0% | 50.6% |
| MAS | 3,533 | 21.4% | 36.3% |
| Tiluchi | 3149 | 19.1% | n/a |
| SOL | 3067 | 18.6% | n/a |
| ASIP | 703 | 4.3% | n/a |
| Broad Front (MNR & Autonomia) | 453 | 2.7% | 4,3% |
References
eedit- ↑ World Gazetteer[deid airtin]
- ↑ See Virgen de Cotoca
- ↑ Thomas Brinkhoff: City Population
- ↑ "Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992". Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 6 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992". Archived frae the original on 23 Apryle 2014. Retrieved 6 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001". Archived frae the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 6 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001". Archived frae the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 6 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ "World Gazetteer". Archived frae the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Proyecciones Archived 2012-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (PDF; 1,59 MB)
- ↑ [1] Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine [2]