Villa Rivero Municipality

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Villa Rivero Municipality
Municipality
Colonial balcony and tower of the church of Villa Rivero
Colonial balcony and tower of the church of Villa Rivero
Villa Rivero Municipality is located in Bolivia
Villa Rivero Municipality
Villa Rivero Municipality
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°39′S 65°40′W / 17.650°S 65.667°W / -17.650; -65.667
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvincePunata Province
SeatVilla Rivero
Government
 • MayorFreddy Lara Guillén (2007)
 • PresidentFreddy Lara Guillén (2005)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,857
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Villa Rivero Municipality or Muela Municipality is the second municipal section of the Punata Province in the Cochabamba Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Villa Rivero.

Cantons

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The municipality consists of only one canton, Villa Rivero Canton. It is identical to the municipality.

Languages

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The languages spoken in the Villa Rivero Municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish. [1]

Language Inhabitants
Quechua 5.387
Aymara 16
Guaraní 4
Another native 7
Spanish 3.394
Foreign 14
Only native 2.201
Native and Spanish 3.194
Only Spanish 200
Political map of Punata Province

See also

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References

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  1. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo Archived February 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
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17°39′00″S 65°40′00″W / 17.65°S 65.6667°W / -17.65; -65.6667