Tiraque Province

Tiraque Province
Province
Location of the Tiraque Province within Bolivia
Location of the Tiraque Province within the Cochabamba Department
Coordinates: 17°20′0″S 65°55′0″W / 17.33333°S 65.91667°W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Cochabamba Department
Capital	Tiraque
Government
• Mayor	Fidel Felix Salazar Bustamante (2008)
• Council President	Gabriel Inturias Rios
Area
• Total	1,060 sq mi (2,740 km^2)
Elevation	10,500 ft (3,200 m)
Population (2001)
• Total	35,017
• Density	52/sq mi (20.1/km^2)

Tiraque is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Tiraque.

Subdivision

The province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

Section	Municipality	Seat
1st	Tiraque Municipality	Tiraque
2nd	Shinahota Municipality	Shinahota

Shinahota Municipality (formerly Shinahota Canton or Central Busch Canton being a part of Tiraque Province) was created on July 4, 2009.^[1][2]

Languages

The languages spoken in the Tiraque Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish.^[3]

Language	Inhabitants
Quechua	29,569
Aymara	757
Guaraní	30
Another native	39
Spanish	19,789
Foreign	101
Only native	12,739
Native and Spanish	17,025
Only Spanish	2,765

Places of interest

• Carrasco National Park

See also

• Jatun Mayu
• Pila Qucha
• Sayt'u Qucha
• T'utura Qucha

References

1. www.descentralizacion.org.bo (Spanish)
2. www.bolivia.com (Spanish)
3. obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático (Spanish)

External links

• Map of the Tiraque Province

Coordinates: 17°20′S 65°55′W / 17.333°S 65.917°W