Arani Municipality
Arani Municipality is the first municipal section o the Arani Province in the Cochabamba Depairtment, Bolivie. Its seat is Arani. At the time o census 2001 the municipality haed 11,542 inhabitants.[1]
Arani Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
 Arani | |
  Arani Municipality Location o the Arani Municipality athin Bolivie | |
| Coordinates: 17°34′0″S 65°46′0″W / 17.56667°S 65.76667°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Depairtment | Cochabamba Depairtment |
| Province | Arani Province |
| Seat | Arani |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Vicente Rojas Camacho (2007) |
| • Preses | Ramiro Montaño Orellana (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 214 km2 (83 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 11,542 |
| • Ethnicities | Quechuas |
It is bordered tae the north bi the Tiraque Province, tae the east bi the Vacas Municipality, tae the sooth bi the Mizque Province an tae the wast bi the Punata Province.
Subdiveesion
eeditThe municipality consists o the follaein three cantons:
| Canton | Inhabitants (2001)[1] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arani Canton | 6,978 | Arani / Jarani | 3,512 |
| Collpaciaco Canton[2] | 3,190 | Collpaciaco / Qullpayaku | 246 |
| Pocoata Canton | 1,374 | Pocoata / Puquqwata | 685 |
Population
eeditThe fowk are predominantly indigenous citizens o Quechua descent.[3]
| Ethnic group | % |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 87.2 |
| Aymara | 0.4 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
| No indigenous | 12.1 |
| Ither indigenous groups | 0.1 |
Festivities
eeditIvery year on 24 August the population o Arani celebrates ane o its maist important Catholic festivities, Virgen La Bella, dedicatit tae the Virgin Mary, whose image is veneratit wi hintle devotion bi the residents an fowk frae abroad.
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Virgen María La Bella
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San Bartolomé kirk in Arani which keeps the shrine o the Virgen La Bella
References
eedit- ↑ a b Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Arani - Gobierno Autonomo Municipal Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ↑ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
Freemit airtins
eedit- Arani Municipality: Population data and map Archived 2014-11-28 at the Wayback Machine