Cotoca
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Cotoca is a canton and Municipality of Andrés Ibáñez Province in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. The municipality consists of two cantons – Cotoca itself and Puerto Pailas. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 23,951 for the canton and 56,451 for the municipality.[1]
In 1799, the
Mary (mother of Jesus) that was seen in the town. The Virgin is now the patron saint of the entire province of Santa Cruz and her feast from 8 to 15 December draws thousands of Bolivians.[2]
The population increased tenfold in the last forty years:
| Year | Canton | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2,107[3] | |
| 1992 | 9,229[4] | 21,252 [5] |
| 2001 | 15,181[6] | 36,425[7] |
| 2009 | 23 951[8] | 56,451[9] |
Politics
In the
Bolivian regional election, 2010, Cotoca placed the Verdes (Bolivia) party of Governor Rubén Costas first, although by less than the overall result for the province:[10]
| Party | Votes | % | % across Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdes (Bolivia) | 5,623 | 34.0% | 50.6% |
MAS |
3,533 | 21.4% | 36.3% |
| Tiluchi | 3149 | 19.1% | n/a |
| SOL | 3067 | 18.6% | n/a |
| ASIP | 703 | 4.3% | n/a |
| Broad Front ( Autonomia ) |
453 | 2.7% | 4,3% |
References
- ^ "World Gazetteer".[dead link]
- ^ See Virgen de Cotoca
- ^ Thomas Brinkhoff: City Population
- ^ Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992 Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2001 Archived 2014-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) 2001 Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "World Gazetteer".[dead link]
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística – Proyecciones Archived 2012-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (PDF; 1,59 MB)
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
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