San Benito Municipality

Municipality in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
17°30′0″S 65°53′0″W / 17.50000°S 65.88333°W / -17.50000; -65.88333Country BoliviaDepartmentCochabamba DepartmentProvincePunata ProvinceSeatSan BenitoGovernment
 • MayorRemy Rodrigo Balderrama Arnez (2007) • PresidentHernan Claros Montaño (2007)Area
 • Total50 sq mi (140 km2)Population
 (2001)
 • Total12,720Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

San Benito Municipality or Villa José Quintín Mendoza Municipality is the third municipal section of the Punata Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is San Benito. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 12,720 inhabitants.[1]

Cantons

Political map of Punata Province

The municipality is divided into three cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses):

  • Huaricaya Canton or San Lorenzo Canton - (San Lorenzo)
  • San Benito Canton or Villa José Quintín Mendoza Canton - (San Benito)
  • Sunchu Pampa Canton - (Sunchu Pampa)

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

External links

  • Map of Punata Province
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