Puerto Villarroel Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Puerto Villarroel.
Puerto Villarroel Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Puerto Villarroel Municipality Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 16°55′S 64°45′W / 16.917°S 64.750°W | |
| 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 | UTC-4 (BOT) |
The people
editThe people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. [1] There are also groups of Yuracaré. [2]
| Ethnic group | Inhabitants (%) |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 79.9 |
| Aymara | 3.1 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 1.1 |
| Not indigenous | 14.6 |
| Other indigenous groups | 1.3 |
Languages
editThe languages spoken in the municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish. [3]
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 29,940 |
| Aymara | 1,590 |
| Guaraní | 39 |
| Another native | 235 |
| Spanish | 29,377 |
| Foreign | 199 |
| Only native | 8,131 |
| Native and Spanish | 22,426 |
| Only Spanish | 6,956 |
References
edit- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
- ^ www.amazonia.bo Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo