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Teoponte Municipality 
Summary
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°22′27″S 67°44′25″W / 15.3742°S 67.7403°W | |
| 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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- www.ine.gob.bo / census 2001: Teoponte Municipality
External links edit
- Old map of Larecaja Province (showing its previous political division)