Ayopaya Province
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Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
in the Cochabamba Department
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...
. Its capital is Ayopaya
Ayopaya
Ayopaya or Independencia is a town in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is the capital of the Ayopaya Province and Ayopaya Municipality. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,014.- External links :*...
(or Villa Independencia).
Subdivision
Ayopaya Province is divided into three municipalitiesMunicipalities of Bolivia
Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of only one municipality...
which are further subdivided into cantons.
| Section | Municipality | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ayopaya Municipality Ayopaya Municipality Ayopaya Municipality is the first municipal section of the Ayopaya Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Ayopaya.- References :*... |
Ayopaya Ayopaya Ayopaya or Independencia is a town in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is the capital of the Ayopaya Province and Ayopaya Municipality. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,014.- External links :*... |
| 2nd | Morochata Municipality Morochata Municipality Morochata Municipality is the second municipal section of the Ayopaya Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Morochata.- References :*... |
Morochata Morochata Morochata is a location in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Morochata Municipality, the second municipal section of the Ayopaya Province.- References :*... |
| 3rd | Cocapata Municipality Cocapata Municipality Cocapata Municipality is the third municipal section of the Ayopaya Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its seat Cocapata had 411 inhabitants at the time of census 2001.... |
Cocapata |
Cocapata Municipality (formerly Cocapata Canton) was created on February 6, 2009. Its mother municipality is Morochata.