Aiquile Municipality
Aiquile Municipality is the first municipal section of the Narciso Campero Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Aiquile.
Aiquile Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Aiquile station | |
  Aiquile Municipality Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 18°24′S 65°5′W | |
| Country |  |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Narciso Campero Province |
| Cantons | 3 |
| Seat | Aiquile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marina Camacho (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,000 sq mi (2,500 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 26,181 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (-4) |
Cantons
The municipality is divided into three cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses):
- Aiquile Canton - (Aiquile)
- Quiroga Canton - (Quiroga)
- Villa Granado Canton - (Villa Granado)
Languages
The languages spoken in the Aiquile Municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish.[1]
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 22,661 |
| Aymara | 149 |
| Guaraní | 20 |
| Another native | 51 |
| Spanish | 11,210 |
| Foreign | 77 |
| Only native | 13,283 |
| Native and Spanish | 9,431 |
| Only Spanish | 1,780 |
See also
References
- obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
External links
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