Tolata Municipality

Tolata Municipality is the third municipal section of the Germán Jordán Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Tolata.

"Tolata" redirects here. For the UK statute, see Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996. For the town within the municipality, see Tolata, Cochabamba.
Tolata Municipality
Municipality
Tolata Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°32′S 66°0′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceGermán Jordán Province
SeatTolata
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,316
Time zoneUTC-4 (-4)

History

Tolata was the site of a massacre of approximately 100 peasants by the Banzer regime in January 1974.[1][2]

References
  1. Rex A. Hudson and Dennis M. Hanratty, editors. Bolivia: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1989.
  2. Bolivia (1917-present), Dynamic Analysis of Dispute Management (DADM) Project

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