Mizque Municipality

Mizque Municipality is the first municipal section of the Mizque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Mizque.

Mizque Municipality
Misk'i
Municipality
Church of Mizque
Church of Mizque
Mizque Municipality is located in Bolivia
Mizque Municipality
Mizque Municipality
Location of Mizque within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°1′S 65°23′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentCochabamba Department
ProvinceMizque Province
SeatMizque
Government
 • MayorJhonny Pardo Ramirez (2007)
 • PresidentClaudio Albarracin Calero (2007)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total26,659
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1][2]

  • Atuq Qaqa
  • Chullpa Muqu
  • Chullpani
  • Chhijmuri
  • Jatun Urqu
  • Juch'uy Chhijmuri
  • Kimsa Chata
  • Kimsa Pampa
  • Kiska Muqu
  • Kuntur Pata
  • Millu Mayu
  • Misa Punta
  • Misk'i Apachita
  • Mulli Muqu
  • Puka Pampa
  • Puka Q'asa
  • Pukara
  • Quri Pampa
  • Sunkha T'ipayuq
  • Tuqma
  • Tuqma Urqu
  • Waych'a Q'asa
  • Wayrani Punta
  • Yana Rumiyuq
  • Yana Urqu

Subdivision

Mizque Municipality is divided into six cantons.

Kanton Inhabitants (2001) [3] Seat Inhabitants (2001)
Mizque Canton11,767Mizque2,677
Cauta Canton639Cauta225
Molinero Canton5,184Molinero146
Taboada Canton2,551Taboada-
Tin Tin Canton4,736Tin Tin584
Vicho Vicho Canton1,782Vicho Vicho109

References
  1. Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  2. "Mizque". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
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