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Puerto Villarroel Municipality

Puerto Villarroel Municipality
Municipality
Puerto Villarroel Municipality is located in Bolivia
Puerto Villarroel Municipality
Puerto Villarroel Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°55′S 64°45′W / 16.917°S 64.750°W / -16.917; -64.750
Country  Bolivia
Department Cochabamba Department
Province Carrasco Province
Seat Puerto Villarroel
Government
 • Mayor Felix Acosta Vasquez (2007)
 • President Desiderio Mendoza Tococari (2007)
Elevation 700 ft (200 m)
Population (2001)
 • Total 40,790
 • Ethnicities Quechua, Yuracaré
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

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

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. There are also groups of Yuracaré.

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

Coordinates: 16°55′00″S 64°45′00″W / 16.9167°S 64.75°W / -16.9167; -64.75


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