Sacaba Municipality
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Sacaba Municipality is the first municipal section
of the Chapare Province
in the Cochabamba Department
, Bolivia
. Its seat is Sacaba
.
Municipalities 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...
of the Chapare Province
Chapare Province
Chapare, also called The Chapare and is pronounced Cha-pa-reh, is a rural province in the northern region of Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. The majority of the territory consists of valley rainforests that surround the area's main waterway, the Chapare River, which is also a tributary of...
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 seat is Sacaba
Sacaba
Sacaba is the capital of the Bolivian province of Chapare. The city, located 13 kilometers eastward from Cochabamba, is the second largest city in the Cochabamba Department after Cochabamba city...
.
Subdivision
Sacaba Municipality is divided into six cantons.| Canton | Inhabitants (2001) | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Sacaba Canton | 101,736 | Sacaba Sacaba Sacaba is the capital of the Bolivian province of Chapare. The city, located 13 kilometers eastward from Cochabamba, is the second largest city in the Cochabamba Department after Cochabamba city... |
| Aguirre Canton | 2,807 | Aguirre |
| Chiñata Canton | 6,674 | Chiñata |
| Lava Lava Canton | 512 | Lava Lava |
| Quewiñapampa Canton | 749 | Quewiñapampa |
| Ucuchi Canton | 4,622 | Ucuchi |