- Chimoré Municipality
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Chimoré Municipality — Municipality — Location within Bolivia
Chimoré MunicipalityCoordinates: 16°35′S 64°55′W / 16.583°S 64.917°W Country 
BoliviaDepartment Cochabamba Department Province Carrasco Province Foundation Seat Chimoré Government – Mayor Humberto Guardia Quinteros (2007) – President Rafael Guzmán Zelada (2007) Elevation 722 ft (220 m) Population (2001) – Total 15,264 – Ethnicities Quechua, Yuracaré Time zone -4 (UTC-4) Chimoré Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Carrasco Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Chimoré.
It is bordered by the rivers Ichilo, Chimoré and Chapare.
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Subdivision
The municipality consists of only one canton, Chimoré Canton. It is identical to the municipality.
The people
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. [1] There are also groups of Yuracaré along Chapare River like in the communities of Ibare, Puerto Cochabamba and Nueva Esperanza. [2]
Ethnic group % Quechua 67.6 Aymara 5.1 Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos 2.0 Not indigenous 20.1 Other indigenous groups 5.1 Languages
The languages spoken in the municipality are mainly Spanish and Quechua. [3]
Language Inhabitants Quechua 9,596 Aymara 965 Guaraní 19 Another native 424 Spanish 11,530 Foreign 128 Only native 2,518 Native and Spanish 7,811 Only Spanish 3,726 References
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
- ^ www.amazonia.bo
- ^ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/departamental/fichas/ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo
External links
Cochabamba Department 
Capital: CochabambaProvinces Arani • Arque • Ayopaya • Bolívar • Capinota • Carrasco • Cercado • Chapare • Esteban Arce •Germán Jordán • Mizque • Narciso Campero • Punata •Quillacollo • Tapacarí • Tiraque
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