Tiraque Municipality
Municipality
Tiraque Municipality is located in Bolivia
Tiraque Municipality
Tiraque Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°26′S 65°39′W / 17.433°S 65.650°W / -17.433; -65.650
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceTiraque Province
SeatTiraque
Government
 • MayorFidel Felix Salazar Bustamante (2008)
 • PresidentGabriel Inturias Ríos (2007)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total35,017
 • Ethnicities
Quechuas
Time zone UTC-4 (-4)

Tiraque Municipality is the first municipal section of the Tiraque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. At the time of census 2001 - still including Shinahota Canton (now Shinahota Municipality) - it had a population of 35,017. Its seat is Tiraque.

Cantons

The municipality is divided into two cantons. They are (their seats in parentheses):

In 2009 Shinahota Canton (also named Central Busch Canton) got the status of a municipality. Now Shinahota Municipality with its seat Shinahota is the second municipal section of the Tiraque Province.


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