Tarata Municipality
Encyclopedia
Tarata Municipality is the first municipal section
of the Esteban Arce Province
in the Cochabamba Department
, Bolivia
. Its capital is Tarata
. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 8,715 inhabitants.
and Spanish
.
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 Esteban Arce Province
Esteban Arce Province
Esteban Arce is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Tarata.- Subdivision :The province is divided into four municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons. The municipalities with their seats are:- External links :...
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 Tarata
Tarata, Cochabamba
Tarata is a town in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is the capital of the Esteban Arze Province.There are several towns like Arbieto, Santa Rosa, Tiataco, that surround Tarata. In addition, Tarata is known for its home-made cheese and sausage....
. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 8,715 inhabitants.
Subdivision
Tarata Municipality is divided into four cantons.| Kanton | Inhabitants (2001) | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Tarata Canton Tarata Canton Tarata Canton is one of the cantons of the Tarata Municipality, the first municipal section of the Esteban Arce Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its seat is the town of Tarata .-External links:*... |
5,983 | Tarata Tarata, Cochabamba Tarata is a town in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is the capital of the Esteban Arze Province.There are several towns like Arbieto, Santa Rosa, Tiataco, that surround Tarata. In addition, Tarata is known for its home-made cheese and sausage.... |
| Huasa Rancho Canton Huasa Rancho Canton Huasa Rancho Canton is one of the cantons of the Tarata Municipality, the first municipal section of the Esteban Arce Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its seat is Huasa Rancho.- References : -External links:*... |
822 | Huasa Rancho |
| Huayculi Canton Huayculi Canton Huayculi Canton is one of the cantons of the Tarata Municipality, the first municipal section of the Esteban Arce Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its seat is Huayculi.-External links:*... |
1,134 | Huayculi |
| Izata Canton Izata Canton Izata Canton is one of the cantons of the Tarata Municipality, the first municipal section of the Esteban Arce Province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its seat is Izata.- References : -External links:*... |
776 | Izata |
Languages
The languages spoken in the Tarata Municipality are mainly QuechuaQuechua languages
Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua Quechua languages Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably... |
7,321 |
| Aymara Aymara language Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over three million speakers. Aymara, along with Quechua and Spanish, is an official language of Peru and Bolivia... |
78 |
| Guaraní Guaraní language Guaraní, specifically the primary variety known as Paraguayan Guaraní , is an indigenous language of South America that belongs to the Tupí–Guaraní subfamily of the Tupian languages. It is one of the official languages of Paraguay , where it is spoken by the majority of the population, and half of... |
8 |
| Another native | 2 |
| Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
5,491 |
| Foreign | 43 |
| Only native | 2,734 |
| Native and Spanish | 4,621 |
| Only Spanish | 871 |