Alalay Municipality

Alalay Municipality is the third municipal section of the Mizque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Alalay.

Alalay Municipality
Municipality
Alalay Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°50′S 66°29′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceMizque Province
SeatAlalay
Government
  MayorJuan Rosas Camacho (2007)
  PresidentJuan Rios Rojas (2007)
Elevation
13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total4,931
Time zoneUTC-4 (-4)

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1][2]

Languages

The languages spoken in the Alalay Municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish.[3]

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 4,529
Aymara 12
Guaraní 9
Another native 1
Spanish 1,002
Foreign 4
Only native 3,549
Native and Spanish 987
Only Spanish 15

References

  1. Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. "Alalay". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  3. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)


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