Tiraque is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Tiraque.

Subdivision

The province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

Section Municipality Seat
1st Tiraque Municipality Tiraque
2nd Shinahota Municipality Shinahota

Shinahota Municipality (formerly Shinahota Canton or Central Busch Canton being a part of Tiraque Province) was created on July 4, 2009.[1][2]

Languages

The languages spoken in the Tiraque Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish.[3]

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 29,569
Aymara 757
Guaraní 30
Another native 39
Spanish 19,789
Foreign 101
Only native 12,739
Native and Spanish 17,025
Only Spanish 2,765

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. ^ www.descentralizacion.org.bo[permanent dead link] (Spanish)
  2. ^ www.bolivia.com (Spanish)
  3. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

External links

17°20′S 65°55′W / 17.333°S 65.917°W / -17.333; -65.917