Puerto Carabuco Municipality

Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia
15°35′0″S 69°0′0″W / 15.58333°S 69.00000°W / -15.58333; -69.00000Country BoliviaDepartmentLa Paz DepartmentProvinceEliodoro Camacho ProvinceSeatPuerto CarabucoGovernment
 • MayorRene Corino Palli (2007) • PresidentZenon Huanca Nina (2007)Area
 • Total158 sq mi (408 km2)Elevation
12,800 ft (3,900 m)Population
 (2001)
 • Total16,499Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Puerto Carabuco Municipality is the third municipal section of the Eliodoro Camacho Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Puerto Carabuco.

Division

The municipality is subdivided into four cantons:

  • Ambana Canton - 7,526 inhabitants (2001)
  • Puerto Carabuco Canton - 2,202 inhabitants (2001)
  • Chaguaya Canton - 5,278 inhabitants (2001)
  • San Miguel de Yaricoa Canton - 1,493 inhabitants (2001)

References

  • www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Puerto Carabuco Municipality[permanent dead link]

External links

  • Puerto Carabuco: population data and map
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