Pocona Municipality
Pocona Municipality is the third municipal section o Carrasco Province in Cochabamba Depairtment, Bolivie. Its seat is Pocona. At the time o census 2001 the municipality haed 13,488 inhabitants.[1]
Pocona Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Pocona Municipality Location o the Pocona Municipality athin Bolivie | |
| Coordinates: 17°40′0″S 65°12′0″W / 17.66667°S 65.20000°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Depairtment | Cochabamba Depairtment |
| Province | Carrasco Province |
| Seat | Pocona |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Carlos Rodriguez Peredo (2008) |
| • Preses | Felix Guardia (2008) |
| Elevation | 4000 m (13,000 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 13,488 |
| • Density | 15.5/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Cantons
eeditThe municipality is dividit intae five cantons.
| Canton | Inhabitants (2001) [2] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocona Canton | 4.251 | Pocona / Puquna | 244 |
| Chimboata Canton | 963 | Chimboata / Chimpuwata | 69 |
| Chillicchi Canton | 405 | Chillicchi | 130 |
| Huayapacha Canton | 5,461 | Huayapacha / Wayapacha | 206 |
| Conda Canton | 2,408 | Conda | 311 |
The Fowk
eeditSome data:[3]
| Pocona Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Naitional rankin (oot o 314 municipalities) | 264 |
| Human Development Index (2001) | 0.475 |
| Life Expectancy Index | 0.526 |
| Education Index | 0.576 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 56.6 |
| Literacy o adults (% o 15 year auld an mair) | 72.0 |
| Average years o schuilin | 3.3 |
| Population census 2001 | 13,488 |
| Percentage o landwart population | 100.0% |
Leids
eeditThe leids spoken in the Pocona Municipality are mainly Quechua an Spaingie.[4]
| Leid | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 12,482 |
| Aymara | 39 |
| Guaraní | 3 |
| Anither native | 6 |
| Spaingie | 4,954 |
| Foreign | 22 |
| Anerlie native | 7,706 |
| Native an Spaingie | 4,790 |
| Anerlie Spaingie | 166 |
Economie
eeditThe principal economic activities are the cultivation o stane fruit an potatoes an tourism.
Places o interest
eeditThe monumental Inca steid o Inkallaqta is situatit in the Pocona Municipality.
References
eedit- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001[deid airtin]
- ↑ www.ine.gov.bo Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Informe sobre Desarollo Humano, Consultas Archived 2009-01-19 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine