Tiraque Province
Tiraque is a province in the Cochabamba Depairtment in central Bolivie. Its caipital is Tiraque.
Tiraque Province | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Location o the Tiraque Province athin Bolivie | |
 Location o the Tiraque Province athin the Cochabamba Depairtment | |
| Coordinates: 17°20′0″S 65°55′0″W / 17.33333°S 65.91667°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Depairtment | Cochabamba Depairtment |
| Caipital | Tiraque |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Fidel Felix Salazar Bustamante (2008) |
| • Council President | Gabriel Inturias Rios |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2740 km2 (1,060 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3200 m (10,500 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 35,017 |
| • Density | 20.1/km2 (52/sq mi) |
Subdiveesion
eeditThe province is dividit inta twa municipalities which are further subdividit intae cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tiraque Municipality | Tiraque |
| 2nd | Shinahota Municipality | Shinahota |
Shinahota Municipality (umwhile Shinahota Canton or Central Busch Canton being a pairt o Tiraque Province) wis creatit on 4 Julie 2009.[1][2]
Leids
eeditThe leids spoken in the Tiraque Province are mainly Quechua an Spaingie.[3]
| Leid | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 29,569 |
| Aymara | 757 |
| Guaraní | 30 |
| Anither native | 39 |
| Spaingie | 19,789 |
| Foreign | 101 |
| Anerlie native | 12,739 |
| Native an Spaingie | 17,025 |
| Anerlie Spaingie | 2,765 |
Places o interest
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ www.descentralizacion.org.bo[deid airtin] (Spanish)
- ↑ www.bolivia.com (Spanish)
- ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
Freemit airtins
eedit- Map o the Tiraque Province Archived 2009-09-05 at the Wayback Machine