Punata Province

Punata is a province amaist in the middle o the Cochabamba Depairtment, Bolivie, locatit aboot 45 km besooth the ceety o Cochabamba. Its caipital is Punata. The province is limitit norlins bi the Chapare Province, nor'eastlins bi the Tiraque Province, eastlins bi the Arani Province, tae the sootheast bi the Mizque Province, soothlins bi the Esteban Arze Province an wastlins bi the Germán Jordán Province.

Punata Province
Province
Location o the Punata Province athin Bolivie
Location o the Punata Province athin Bolivie
Provinces o the Cochabamba Depairtment
Provinces o the Cochabamba Depairtment
Coordinates: 17°35′0″S 66°15′0″W / 17.58333°S 66.25000°W / -17.58333; -66.25000
Kintra Bolivie
DepairtmentCochabamba
CaipitalPunata
Area
 • Total850 km2 (330 sq mi)
Elevation
2750 m (9,020 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total47,735
 • Density56.2/km2 (146/sq mi)

Its airchaeological an historical steids is the main interest fur furrin tourists.

Subdiveesion

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Political map of Punata Province

Punata Province is dividit intae five municipalities whilk is pairtly subdividit thairsels intae cantons.

Section Municipality Seat
1st Punata Municipality Punata
2nd Villa Rivero Municipality or Muela Municipality Villa Rivero
3rd San Benito Municipality
or Villa José Quintín Mendoza Municipality
San Benito
4th Tacachi Municipality Tacachi
5th Cuchumuela Municipality
or Villa Gualberto Villarroel Municipality
Cuchumuela

The fowk

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The fowk are predominantly indigenous citizens o Quechuan descent.

Ethnic group Punata Municipality (%) Villa Rivero Municipality (%) San Benito Municipality (%) Tacachi Municipality (%) Cuchumuela Municipality (%)
Quechua 76.2 93.8 87.1 92.9 94.3
Aymara 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2
No indigenous 22.7 6.0 12.1 7.0 4.9
Ither indigenous groups 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

Ref: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Leids

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The leids spaken in the Punata Province is mainly Quechua an Spaingie. The follaein table shaws the nummer o thaim belangin the recognised speaker groups.[1]

Leid Punata Municipality Villa Rivero Municipality San Benito Municipality Tacachi Municipality Cuchumuela Municipality
Quechua 21,255 5,387 10,529 953 1,767
Aymara 256 16 94 4 3
Guaraní 25 4 9 1 1
Anither native 22 7 6 0 1
Spaingie 20,797 3,394 9,650 674 851
Foreign 148 14 48 3 1
Anerlie native 4,232 2,201 2,450 350 968
Native an Spaingie 17,096 3,194 8,105 603 801
Anerlie Spaingie 3,703 200 1,545 71 50

See an aw

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References

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  1. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)

Freemit airtins

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