Arque
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Arque is a location in the Cochabamba Department
, Bolivia
. It is the seat of Arque Province
and Arque Municipality
. Arque is situated at an elevation of 10,735 ft (3,272 m) on the northern bank of Arque River
.
At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 487 .
Cochabamba Department
Cochabamba is one of the nine component departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products due to Cochabamba's geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km². Its population, in the 2007 census, was 1,750,000...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. It is the seat of Arque Province
Arque Province
Arque is a rural province in Cochabamba Department in the eastern cordillera of the South American state of Bolivia. Quechua is the most commonly used language of this region.- Geography :...
and Arque Municipality
Arque Municipality
Arque Municipality is the first municipal section of the Arque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Arque. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 11,806 inhabitants. It has the lowest HDI of Bolivia with 0.311.- Cantons :...
. Arque is situated at an elevation of 10,735 ft (3,272 m) on the northern bank of Arque River
Arque River
Río Arque is one of the headwaters of Río Grande and Mamoré River in Bolivia.Río Arque has its source in the Cordillera Tres Cruces on the western slope of Cerro Huaylluma at , 50 km northeast of the mining city Oruro and 65 km southwest of Cochabamba.The river flows 50 km in a...
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At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 487 .