Tiraque Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Bolivia | |
Coordinates: 17°26′S 65°39′W / 17.433°S 65.650°W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | Cochabamba Department |
Province | Tiraque Province |
Seat | Tiraque |
Government | |
• Mayor | Fidel Felix Salazar Bustamante (2008) |
• President | Gabriel Inturias Ríos (2007) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 35,017 |
• Ethnicities | Quechuas |
Time zone | -4 (UTC-4) |
Tiraque Municipality is the first municipal section of the Tiraque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. At the time of census 2001 - still including Shinahota Canton (now Shinahota Municipality) - it had a population of 35,017. Its seat is Tiraque.
The municipality is divided into two cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses):
In 2009 Shinahota Canton (also named Central Busch Canton) got the status of a municipality. Now Shinahota Municipality with its seat Shinahota is the second municipal section of the Tiraque Province.
Coordinates: 17°26′S 65°39′W / 17.433°S 65.650°W