Taraco Municipality
Municipality
Location of the municipality within Ingavi province
Location of the municipality within Ingavi province
Taraco Municipality is located in Bolivia
Taraco Municipality
Taraco Municipality
Location of the Taraco Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 16°27′0″S 68°50′0″W / 16.45000°S 68.83333°W / -16.45000; -68.83333
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceIngavi Province
SeatTaraco
Government
 • MayorIdelfonso Choque Cortez (2008)
 • PresidentFidel Tapia Choquehuanca (2008)
Area
 • Total42 sq mi (108 km2)
Elevation
12,800 ft (3,900 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,922
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Taraco Municipality is the seventh municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Most of its area is situated on Taraco Peninsula jutting into Lake Wiñaymarka, the southern branch of Lake Titicaca. Its seat is Taraco.

Taraco Peninsula (in the middle) in Lake Wiñaymarka (Titicaca)

Division

The municipality is divided into the following cantons:[1]

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]

Ethnic group %
Quechua 0.2
Aymara 96.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 0.0
Not indigenous 3.3
Other indigenous groups 0.1

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are:[3]

Further information: Coacollo

References

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia
  2. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
  3. ^ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by the government of the department

External links

La Paz Department
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