Carrasco Province, Bolivie
Carrasco Province | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Location o the Carrasco Province athin Bolivie | |
 Provinces o the Cochabamba Depairtment | |
| Coordinates: 17°20′0″S 65°20′0″W / 17.33333°S 65.33333°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Depairtment | Cochabamba Depairtment |
| Municipalites | 6 |
| Cantons | 24 |
| Caipital | Totora |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Nicolas Rosas Jaldin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15045 km2 (5,809 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 116,205 |
| • Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Quechua Yuracaré |
Carrasco is a province in the Cochabamba Depairtment in central Bolivie. Its caipital is Totora.
Subdiveesion
[eedit | eedit soorce]Carrasco Province is dividit intae sax municipalities which are further subdividit intae cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Inhabitants 2001 [1] | Seat | Inhabitants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Totora Municipality | 12,961 | Totora | 1,597 |
| 2nd | Pojo Municipality | 11,515 | Pojo | 786 |
| 3rd | Pocona Municipality | 13,488 | Pocona | 244 |
| 4th | Chimoré Municipality | 15,264 | Chimoré | 3,874 |
| 5th | Puerto Villarroel Municipality | 40,790 | Puerto Villarroel | 1,778 |
| 6th | Entre Ríos Municipality | 30,398 | Entre Ríos | 3,796 |
Entre Ríos Municipality wis creatit in 2004.
The fowk
[eedit | eedit soorce]The fowk are predominantly indigenous citizens o Quechuan strynd. [2] Thare are an aw groups o Yuracaré alang Chapare River in the municipalities Chimoré an Puerto Villarroel. [3]
| Ethnic group | Totora Municipality (%) | Pojo Municipality (%) | Pocona Municipality (%) | Chimoré Municipality (%) | Puerto Villarroel Municipality (%) | Entre Ríos Municipality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 93.9 | 88.5 | 94.0 | 67.6 | 79.9 | 76.3 |
| Aymara | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| No indigenous | 4.4 | 10.8 | 5.6 | 20.1 | 14.6 | 17.4 |
| Ither indigenous groups | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Leids
[eedit | eedit soorce]The leids spoken in the Carrasco Province are mainly Quechua an Spaingie. The follaein table shows the number o those belangin tae the recognizit group o speakers.[4]
| Leid | Totora Municipality | Pojo Municipality | Pocona Municipality | Chimoré Municipality | Puerto Villarroel Municipality | Entre Ríos Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | 11,671 | 10,203 | 12,482 | 9,596 | 29,940 | 14,789 |
| Aymara | 72 | 74 | 39 | 965 | 1,590 | 907 |
| Guaraní | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 39 | 41 |
| Anither native | 16 | 9 | 6 | 424 | 235 | 27 |
| Spaingie | 4,967 | 4,991 | 4,954 | 11,530 | 29,377 | 17,164 |
| Foreign | 32 | 15 | 22 | 128 | 199 | 142 |
| Anerlie native | 7,060 | 5,623 | 7,706 | 2,518 | 8,131 | 3,207 |
| Native an Spaingie | 4,645 | 4,598 | 4,790 | 7,811 | 22,426 | 11,864 |
| Anerlie Spaingie | 322 | 393 | 166 | 3,726 | 6,956 | 5,314 |
Visitor attractions
[eedit | eedit soorce]Carrasco Naitional Pairk an the airchaeological steid o Inkallajta are situatit athin the province.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ www.ine.gob.bo
- ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
- ↑ "www.amazonia.bo". Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2011. Retrieved 30 Juin 2012.
- ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/departamental/fichas/ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Map: Carrasco Province Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (no showin the boondaries o the Entre Ríos Municipality)
Caipital: Cochabamba | ||
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