Tarabuco Municipality

Tarabuco Municipality is the first municipal section of the Yamparáez Province in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Tarabuco. Its population is overwhelmingly indigenous: of 10,530 people 15 or older in the 2001 Census, 9,834 (or 93,40%) self-identified with an indigenous people; 9,779 to the Quechua people, 29 Aymara, 15 to another indigenous people, and 7 as Guaraní.[1] On 6 December 2009, its residents voted in favor of indigenous autonomy for the municipality, with a vote of 90.8%.[2]

Tarabuco Municipality
Tarapuku munisipyu
Municipio de Tarabuco
Municipality
Tarabuco Municipality is located in Bolivia
Tarabuco Municipality
Tarabuco Municipality
Location of the Tarabuco Municipality within Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°10′S 64°55′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentChuquisaca Department
ProvinceYamparáez Province
Incorporated (municipality)18 November 1912
SeatTarabuco
Government
 • Mayorelection on April 4, 2010
Area
 • Total395 sq mi (1,023 km2)
Elevation
11,500 ft (3,500 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total19,554[1]
 • Ethnicities
Yampará (Quechua) Aymara other indigenous Guaraní
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
INE010601

References
  1. "Municipio de Tarabuco Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine," Ministerio de Autonomías.
  2. "Las autonomías indígenas avanzan a paso lento per seguro, entre consensos e interrogantes" Diálogos en Democracia, 21 March 2010 (Supplement to Pulso Bolivia).
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