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Tacacoma Municipality 
Summary
Tacacoma Municipality is the third municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Tacacoma.
Tacacoma Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Tacacoma Municipality Location of the Tacacoma Municipality within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 15°35′00″S 68°43′00″W / 15.5834°S 68.7167°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Larecaja Province |
| Seat | Tacacoma |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlos Mamani Rodriguez (2007) |
| • President | Guido Machicado Pizza (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 315 sq mi (815 km2) |
| Elevation | 10,000 ft (3,000 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 6,269 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Languages edit
The languages spoken in the Tacacoma Municipality are mainly Aymara, Spanish and Quechua.
| Language | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 1.058 |
| Aymara | 4.389 |
| Guaraní | 1 |
| Another native | 17 |
| Spanish | 4.321 |
| Foreign | 6 |
| Only native | 1.599 |
| Native and Spanish | 3.389 |
| Only Spanish | 933 |
Ref.: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
References edit
- www.ine.gob.bo / census 2001: Tacacoma Municipality
External links edit
- Old map of Larecaja Province (showing its previous political division)