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Mapiri Municipality 
Summary
Mapiri Municipality is the seventh municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Mapiri.
Mapiri Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Mapiri and the Mapiri River, La Paz Department | |
  Mapiri Municipality Location of the Mapiri Municipality within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 15°18′31″S 68°14′28″W / 15.3087°S 68.2412°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Larecaja Province |
| Seat | Mapiri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Enrique Calle Onorio (2007) |
| • President | Ramiro Jorge Vargas Orosco (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 525 sq mi (1,361 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 9,633 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Languages edit
The languages spoken in the Mapiri Municipality are mainly Spanish, Quechua and Aymara.
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 3.649 |
| Aymara | 1.767 |
| Guaraní | 6 |
| Another native | 7 |
| Spanish | 8.567 |
| Foreign | 17 |
| Only native | 363 |
| Native and Spanish | 4.653 |
| Only Spanish | 3.915 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
References edit
- www.ine.gob.bo / census 2001: Mapiri Municipality
External links edit
- Old map of Larecaja Province (showing its previous political division)