Punata Province

Punata Province
Province
Location o the Punata Province athin Bolivie
Provinces o the Cochabamba Depairtment
Coordinates: 17°35′0″S 66°15′0″W
Kintra	Bolivie
Depairtment	Cochabamba
Caipital	Punata
Area
• Total	850 km2 (330 sq mi)
Elevation	2750 m (9,020 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	47,735
• Density	56.2/km2 (146/sq mi)

Punata is a province amaist in the middle o the Cochabamba Depairtment, Bolivie, locatit aboot 45 km besooth the ceety o Cochabamba. Its caipital is Punata. The province is limitit norlins bi the Chapare Province, nor'eastlins bi the Tiraque Province, eastlins bi the Arani Province, tae the sootheast bi the Mizque Province, soothlins bi the Esteban Arze Province an wastlins bi the Germán Jordán Province.

Its airchaeological an historical steids is the main interest fur furrin tourists.

Subdiveesion

Political map of Punata Province

Punata Province is dividit intae five municipalities whilk is pairtly subdividit thairsels intae cantons.

Section	Municipality	Seat
1st	Punata Municipality	Punata
2nd	Villa Rivero Municipality or Muela Municipality	Villa Rivero
3rd	San Benito Municipality or Villa José Quintín Mendoza Municipality	San Benito
4th	Tacachi Municipality	Tacachi
5th	Cuchumuela Municipality or Villa Gualberto Villarroel Municipality	Cuchumuela

The fowk

The fowk are predominantly indigenous citizens o Quechuan descent.

Ethnic group	Punata Municipality (%)	Villa Rivero Municipality (%)	San Benito Municipality (%)	Tacachi Municipality (%)	Cuchumuela Municipality (%)
Quechua	76.2	93.8	87.1	92.9	94.3
Aymara	0.8	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.4
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2
No indigenous	22.7	6.0	12.1	7.0	4.9
Ither indigenous groups	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2

Ref: obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo

Leids

The leids spaken in the Punata Province is mainly Quechua an Spaingie. The follaein table shaws the nummer o thaim belangin the recognised speaker groups.

Leid	Punata Municipality	Villa Rivero Municipality	San Benito Municipality	Tacachi Municipality	Cuchumuela Municipality
Quechua	21,255	5,387	10,529	953	1,767
Aymara	256	16	94	4	3
Guaraní	25	4	9	1	1
Anither native	22	7	6	0	1
Spaingie	20,797	3,394	9,650	674	851
Foreign	148	14	48	3	1
Anerlie native	4,232	2,201	2,450	350	968
Native an Spaingie	17,096	3,194	8,105	603	801
Anerlie Spaingie	3,703	200	1,545	71	50

See an aw

• Irrigation o alluvial fans includin the alluvial fan o Punata

Freemit airtins

• Map o Punata Province Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
• www.ine.gov.bo Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Informe sobre Desarollo Humano, Consultas, Cochabamba Archived 2009-01-19 at the Wayback Machine