Villa Rivero

Villa Rivero, Rivero, or Muela is a village in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is the seat of the Villa Rivero Municipality (or Muela Municipality), the second municipal section of the Punata Province. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 671.[1] The size of the population of Muela is not unusual, considering Bolivia's population density of 8.9/km2 in the 2001 census. As is the case with most of Bolivia's territory, this village is situated at high altitude, with nearby glacial lakes approximately 5 km from Piscumayu.

Villa Rivero
Villa Rivero
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°36′57″S 65°48′38″W
Country Bolivia
StateCochabamba Department
ProvincePunata Province
MunicipalityVilla Rivero Municipality (Muela Municipality)
CantonVilla Rivero Canton
Elevation
2,735 m (8,973 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total671
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)

References

  1. World Gazetteer Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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