Teoponte Municipality

Teoponte Municipality is the eighth municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Teoponte.

Teoponte Municipality
Municipality
Teoponte Municipality Location of the Teoponte Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 15.3742°S 67.7403°W / -15.3742; -67.7403
Country	Bolivia
Department	La Paz Department
Province	Larecaja Province
Seat	Teoponte
Government
• Mayor	Secundino Sanga Silvestre (2007)
• President	Roner River Antelo (2007)
Area
• Total	610 sq mi (1,579 km2)
Elevation	1,600 ft (500 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	7,109
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Languages

The languages spoken in the Teoponte Municipality are mainly Spanish, Aymara and Quechua.

Language	Inhabitants
Quechua	756
Aymara	2.837
Guaraní	6
Another native	22
Spanish	6.211
Foreign	33
Only native	472
Native and Spanish	2.925
Only Spanish	3.290

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

See also

• Kaka River

References

• www.ine.gob.bo / census 2001: Teoponte Municipality

External links

• Old map of Larecaja Province (showing its previous political division)