Chimoré Municipality

Municipality in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
16°35′S 64°55′W / 16.583°S 64.917°W / -16.583; -64.917Country BoliviaDepartmentCochabamba DepartmentProvinceCarrasco ProvinceSeatChimoréGovernment
 • MayorHumberto Guardia Quinteros (2007) • PresidentRafael Guzmán Zelada (2007)Elevation
720 ft (220 m)Population
 (2001)
 • Total15,264 • Ethnicities
Quechua YuracaréTime zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Chimoré Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Chimoré.

This municipality was created in 1984 by Law number 633 of September 13, 1984, encompassing the towns of San Isidro, Senda III, La Victoria, Santa Rosa, Todos Santos, Puerto Alegre, Entre Rios Tacuaral, Puerto Aurora, Senda F, Senda D, Senda B y Cesarzama.

It is bordered by the rivers Ichilo, Chimoré and Chapare.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of only one canton, Chimoré Canton. It is identical to the municipality.

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.[1] There are also groups of Yuracaré along Chapare River like in the communities of Ibare, Puerto Cochabamba and Nueva Esperanza.[2]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 67.6
Aymara 5.1
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 2.0
Not indigenous 20.1
Other indigenous groups 5.1

Languages

The languages spoken in the municipality are mainly Spanish and Quechua.[3]

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 9,596
Aymara 965
Guaraní 19
Another native 424
Spanish 11,530
Foreign 128
Only native 2,518
Native and Spanish 7,811
Only Spanish 3,726

References

  1. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
  2. ^ www.amazonia.bo Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/departamental/fichas/ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
  • Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia

External links

  • Population data and map of Chimoré Municipality
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16°35′00″S 64°55′00″W / 16.5833°S 64.9167°W / -16.5833; -64.9167