Puerto Villarroel Municipality

Puerto Villarroel Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Puerto Villarroel.

Puerto Villarroel Municipality
Municipality
Puerto Villarroel Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°55′S 64°45′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceCarrasco Province
SeatPuerto Villarroel
Government
 • MayorFelix Acosta Vasquez (2007)
 • PresidentDesiderio Mendoza Tococari (2007)
Elevation
700 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total40,790
 • Ethnicities
Quechua, Yuracaré
Time zoneUTC-4 (-4)

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. [1] There are also groups of Yuracaré. [2]

Ethnic group Inhabitants (%)
Quechua 79.9
Aymara 3.1
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 1.1
Not indigenous 14.6
Other indigenous groups 1.3

Languages

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

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 29,940
Aymara 1,590
Guaraní 39
Another native 235
Spanish 29,377
Foreign 199
Only native 8,131
Native and Spanish 22,426
Only Spanish 6,956

References
  1. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
  2. www.amazonia.bo Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

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