Tipuani Municipality

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

Tipuani Municipality
Municipality
Tipuani Municipality Location of the Tipuani Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 15.5477°S 68.0255°W / -15.5477; -68.0255
Country	Bolivia
Department	La Paz Department
Province	Larecaja Province
Seat	Tipuani
Government
• Mayor	Amadeo Herrera Cerruto (2007)
• President	Oscar Vera Gonzales (2007)
Area
• Total	115 sq mi (297 km2)
Elevation	3,000 ft (1,000 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	9,321
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Languages

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

Language	Inhabitants
Quechua	1.587
Aymara	2.534
Guaraní	20
Another native	18
Spanish	8.594
Foreign	61
Only native	190
Native and Spanish	3.499
Only Spanish	5.097

Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

References

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

External links

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