Alalay Municipality is the third municipal section of the Mizque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Alalay.
Alalay Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Alalay Municipality Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°50′S 66°29′W / 17.833°S 66.483°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Mizque Province |
| Seat | Alalay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Rosas Camacho (2007) |
| • President | Juan Rios Rojas (2007) |
| Elevation | 13,000 ft (4,000 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 4,931 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Geography
editSome of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1][2]
- Anka
- Apachita
- Apachita Punta
- Chawpi Ch'utu
- Inka P'iqi
- Inka Pirqa
- Jatun Ch'utu
- Kachi Q'asa
- Kimsa Chata
- K'ita
- Misa Punta
- Muru Qullu
- Puka Qallpa
- Pukara
- Putu Phutunqu
- Rirpu
- Qunchu
- Siwinqani
- Tampu Q'asa
- T'utura Q'asa
- Wanq'uni
- Warmi Wañusqa
- Yana Qaqa
Languages
editThe main languages spoken in the Alalay Municipality Quechua and Spanish.[3]
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 4,529 |
| Aymara | 12 |
| Guaraní | 9 |
| Another native | 1 |
| Spanish | 1,002 |
| Foreign | 4 |
| Only native | 3,549 |
| Native and Spanish | 987 |
| Only Spanish | 15 |
References
edit- ^ Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
- ^ "Alalay". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)