Tarata Municipality
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| San José church in Tarata
San José church in Tarata
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 Tarata Municipality
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| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Cochabamba Department |
| Province | Esteban Arce Province |
| Seat | Tarata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Hipolito Corrales (2008) |
| • President | Benjamin Zurita Meneses (2008) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 129 sq mi (335 km2) |
| Elevation | 8,500 ft (2,600 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 8,715 |
| • Density | 68/sq mi (26.1/km2) |
Tarata Municipality is the first municipal section of the Esteban Arce Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Tarata. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 8,715 inhabitants.[1]
Subdivision
Tarata Municipality is divided into four cantons.
| Kanton | Inhabitants (2001)[2] | Seat |
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| Tarata Canton | 5,983 | Tarata |
| Huasa Rancho Canton | 822 | Huasa Rancho |
| Huayculi Canton | 1,134 | Huayculi |
| Izata Canton | 776 | Izata |
Languages
The languages spoken in the Tarata Municipality are mainly Quechua and Spanish.[3]
| Language | Inhabitants |
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| Quechua | 7,321 |
| Aymara | 78 |
| Guaraní | 8 |
| Another native | 2 |
| Spanish | 5,491 |
| Foreign | 43 |
| Only native | 2,734 |
| Native and Spanish | 4,621 |
| Only Spanish | 871 |
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Capital: Cochabamba
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