Villa Rivero Municipality
Villa Rivero Municipality or Muela Municipality is the second municipal section of the Punata Province in the Cochabamba Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Villa Rivero.
Villa Rivero Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Colonial balcony and tower of the church of Villa Rivero | |
  Villa Rivero Municipality Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°39′S 65°40′W | |
| Country |  |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Punata Province |
| Seat | Villa Rivero |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Freddy Lara Guillén (2007) |
| • President | Freddy Lara Guillén (2005) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,857 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (-4) |
Cantons
The municipality consists of only one canton, Villa Rivero Canton. It is identical to the municipality.
Languages
The languages spoken in the Villa Rivero Municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish. [1]
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 5.387 |
| Aymara | 16 |
| Guaraní | 4 |
| Another native | 7 |
| Spanish | 3.394 |
| Foreign | 14 |
| Only native | 2.201 |
| Native and Spanish | 3.194 |
| Only Spanish | 200 |
Political map of Punata Province
See also
References
- obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo Archived February 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia (INE)
External links
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