Tipuani Municipality

Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia
15°32′52″S 68°01′32″W / 15.5477°S 68.0255°W / -15.5477; -68.0255Country BoliviaDepartmentLa Paz DepartmentProvinceLarecaja ProvinceSeatTipuaniGovernment
 • MayorAmadeo Herrera Cerruto (2007) • PresidentOscar Vera Gonzales (2007)Area
 • Total115 sq mi (297 km2)Elevation
3,000 ft (1,000 m)Population
 (2001)
 • Total9,321Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Tipuani Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Tipuani.

Languages

The languages spoken in the Tipuani Municipality are mainly Spanish, Aymara and Quechua.

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 1.587
Aymara 2.534
Guaraní 20
Another native 18
Spanish 8.594
Foreign 61
Only native 190
Native and Spanish 3.499
Only Spanish 5.097

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

References

  • www.ine.gob.bo / census 2001: Tipuani Municipality

External links

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