Pocona Municipality

Pocona Municipality
—  Municipality  —
Pocona Municipality Location of the Pocona Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°40′0″S 65°12′0″W / 17.666667°S 65.2°W / -17.666667; -65.2Coordinates: 17°40′0″S 65°12′0″W / 17.666667°S 65.2°W / -17.666667; -65.2
Country	Bolivia
Department	Cochabamba Department
Province	Carrasco Province
Seat	Pocona
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Rodriguez Peredo (2008)
• President	Felix Guardia (2008)
Elevation	13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Population (2001)
• Total	13,488
• Density	40/sq mi (15.5/km2)

Pocona Municipality is the third municipal section of Carrasco Province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Pocona. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 13,488 inhabitants.^[1]

Cantons

The municipality is divided into five cantons.

The People

Some data:^[3]

Languages

The languages spoken in the Pocona Municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish.^[4]

Economy

The principal economic activities are the cultivation of stone fruit and potatoes and tourism.

Places of interest

The monumental Inca site of Inkallaqta is situated in the Pocona Municipality.

References

1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001
2. ^ www.ine.gov.bo
3. ^ Informe sobre Desarollo Humano, Consultas (Spanish)
4. ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

External links

• Map of Esteban Arce Province (not showing Entre Ríos Municipality
• www.enlared.org.bo / Statistical data: Education (Spanish)

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