Tiquipaya

Tiquipaya
Town
Tiquipaya

Location within Bolivia

Coordinates: 17°20′00″S 66°13′00″W / 17.33333°S 66.21667°W / -17.33333; -66.21667Coordinates: 17°20′00″S 66°13′00″W / 17.33333°S 66.21667°W / -17.33333; -66.21667
Country  Bolivia
Department Cochabamba Department
Province Quillacollo Province
Municipality Tiquipaya Municipality
Elevation 2,649 m (8,691 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 53,904
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)

Tiquipaya is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Tiquipaya Municipality, the third municipal section of the Quillacollo Province. The town hosts the Universidad del Valle (UNIVALLE) that helps in the economy of the region as a result the services required. Around 2 % of the population born in foreign country. Most of them students from Brasil.

Map showing the location of Tiquipaya

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