Alalay Municipality

Municipality in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
17°50′S 66°29′W / 17.833°S 66.483°W / -17.833; -66.483Country BoliviaDepartmentCochabamba DepartmentProvinceMizque ProvinceSeatAlalayGovernment
 • MayorJuan Rosas Camacho (2007) • PresidentJuan Rios Rojas (2007)Elevation
13,000 ft (4,000 m)Population
 (2001)
 • Total4,931Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Alalay Municipality is the third municipal section of the Mizque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Alalay.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1][2]

  • Anka
  • Apachita
  • Apachita Punta
  • Chawpi Ch'utu
  • Inka P'iqi
  • Inka Pirqa
  • Jatun Ch'utu
  • Kachi Q'asa
  • Kimsa Chata
  • K'ita
  • Misa Punta
  • Muru Qullu
  • Puka Qallpa
  • Pukara
  • Putu Phutunqu
  • Rirpu
  • Qunchu
  • Siwinqani
  • Tampu Q'asa
  • T'utura Q'asa
  • Wanq'uni
  • Warmi Wañusqa
  • Yana Qaqa

Languages

The main languages spoken in the Alalay Municipality Quechua and Spanish.[3]

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 4,529
Aymara 12
Guaraní 9
Another native 1
Spanish 1,002
Foreign 4
Only native 3,549
Native and Spanish 987
Only Spanish 15

References

  1. ^ Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. ^ "Alalay". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  3. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo / Observatorio Bolivia Democrático Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  • Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia


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17°50′00″S 65°29′00″W / 17.8333°S 65.4833°W / -17.8333; -65.4833